LA GUERRE D'IGOR: LE DIT DE LA CAMPAGNE D'IGOR

Le Dit de la Campagne d'Igor ou Dit de l'Ost d'Igor (en russe : ????? ? ????? ??????? ) est la plus ancienne[citation nécessaire] œuvre littéraire des Slaves orientaux, datant de la fin du xiie siècle, l’époque de la Rus' de Kiev. Il est revendiqué tant par la littérature russe que par la littérature ukrainienne. En effet, la langue originale du poème nous reste relativement inconnue, puisque la version disponible est une copie du xvie siècle adaptée aux lecteurs russes (moscovites) de l’époque. ________ The Tale of Igor's Campaign (Old East Slavic: ????? ? ????? ???????) 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 Tale has been compared to other national epics, including The Song of Roland and The Song of the Nibelungs. The plot is based on a failed raid of Kniaz Igor Svyatoslavich, Prince of Novgorod-Seversk against the Polovtsians (Cumans) living in the southern part of the Don region in 1185. Other Rus' historical figures are mentioned, including the bard Boyan, 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.