The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century (Brill's Inner Asian Library)

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Summary: Definitive Version of the Secret History of the Mongols
Review: For decades students of "The Secret History of the Mongols" (the primary source on the life of Genghis Khan) have been using de Rachewiltz's indexed text and his tentative chapter-by-chapter translations. Now we have his 1500 page magnum opus. De Rachewiltz has mastered the secondary literature in all the relevant languages including Mongolian and even Hungarian, and this work is really the culmination of a century and a half of work by dozens of scholars. At $214 almost nobody can afford this 1500-page set, but every serious research library should have it. Perhaps a condensed popular edition will also be published soon.

Rating:
Summary: Definitive Version of the Secret History of the Mongols
Review: For decades students of "The Secret History of the Mongols" (the primary source on the life of Genghis Khan) have been using de Rachewiltz's indexed text and his tentative chapter-by-chapter translations. Now we have his 1500 page magnum opus. De Rachewiltz has mastered the secondary literature in all the relevant languages including Mongolian and even Hungarian, and this work is really the culmination of a century and a half of work by dozens of scholars. At $214 almost nobody can afford this 1500-page set, but every serious research library should have it. Perhaps a condensed popular edition will also be published soon.