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Vol. 12:2 (2014) ► pp.65–85

Translation and Appropriation of the World’s Longest Epic

Tibet’s Gesar of Ling

 | Lingnan University |
Keywords: Tibet, epic, appropriation, orality, polysystem theory
Published online: 1 October 2014
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https://doi.org/10.1075/forum.12.2.04rai
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