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''The Tale of Igor's Campaign'' (Old East Slavic: Слово о плъку Игоревѣ, ''Slovo o plŭku Igorevě''; (ロシア語:Слово о полку Игореве), ''Slovo o polku Igoreve''; (ウクライナ語:Слово о полку Ігоревім), ''Slovo o polku Ihorevim'') is an anonymous epic poem written in the Old East Slavic language. The title is occasionally translated as ''The Song of Igor's Campaign'', ''The Lay of Igor's Campaign'', ''The Lay of the Host of Igor'', and ''The Lay of the Warfare Waged by Igor''. The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region. While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the medieval period (late 12th century).〔The poem proposes to cover the tale "from the elder Vladímir up to our contemporary Ígoŕ" (отъ стараго Владимера до нынѣшняго Игоря), indicating composition before Svyatoslavich's death in 1202.〕 The ''Tale of Igor's Campaign'' was adapted by Alexander Borodin as an opera and became one of the great classics of Russian theatre. Entitled ''Prince Igor'', it was first performed in 1890. ==Argument== The ''Tale'' has been compared to other national epics, including ''The Song of Roland'' and ''The Song of the Nibelungs''.〔Likhachev. "'Слово о полку Игореве'", p. 16.〕 The plot is based on a failed raid of Kniaz Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk (of the Chernigov principality of ancient Rus') against the Polovtsians (Cumans) living in the southern part of the Don region in 1185. Other Rus' historical figures are mentioned, including skald Boyan (''The Bard''), the princes Vseslav of Polotsk, Yaroslav Osmomysl of Halych, and Vsevolod the Big Nest of Suzdal. The author appeals to the warring Rus' princes and pleads for unity in the face of the constant threat from the Turkic East. The text refers to a mix of Christianity and ancient Slavic religion. Igor's wife Yaroslavna invokes natural forces from the walls of Putyvl. Christian motifs are presented along with depersonalised pagan gods as among the artistic images. The book is distinct from contemporary Western epics because of its numerous and vivid descriptions of nature, and the portrayal of the role which nature plays in human lives. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Tale of Igor's Campaign」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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