Epic poem · 1915
The Tale of the Armament of Igor
A Russian historical epic, A.D. 1185 (the Slovo o polku Igoreve)
Translated by Leonard A. Magnus (1915)
The only surviving epic of medieval Kievan Rus', telling of Prince Igor Svyatoslavic's ill-fated raid on the Polovtsy in 1185, his defeat and capture, the lament of his wife Yaroslavna, and his escape home.
Contents · 28 parts
- Part I · I. Proem5 paragraphs
- Part I · II. The Narrative1 paragraph
- Part I · III. Igor Starts3 paragraphs
- Part I · IV. Invocation of Boyan4 lines
- Part I · V. The Arrival of Vsevolod Svyatoslavic1 paragraph
- Part I · VI. Igor's March1 paragraph
- Part I · VII. The Advance of the Enemy3 paragraphs
- Part I · VIII. The Battle2 paragraphs
- Part I · IX. The Night After the Battle1 line
- Part I · X. The Second Day's Battle7 paragraphs
- Part I · XI. The Exaltation of Vsevolod Svyatoslavic1 paragraph
- Part I · XII. The Feats of Oleg Svyatoslavic7 paragraphs
- Part I · XIII. The Third Day's Battle8 lines
- Part II · I. Proem2 paragraphs
- Part II · II. Koncak's Invasion3 paragraphs
- Part II · III. The Consequences of Igor's Defeat3 paragraphs
- Part II · IV. The Dream of Svyatoslav Vsevolodic4 paragraphs
- Part II · V. The Incursion of the Polovtsy4 paragraphs
- Part II · VI. The Lament of Svyatoslav Vsevolodic5 paragraphs
- Part II · VII. The Appeal to the Princes20 paragraphs
- Part II · VIII. Reproach to Yaroslav Vsevolodic and the Princes2 lines
- Part II · IX. Reminiscences11 paragraphs
- Part II · X. The Lament of Yaroslavna9 paragraphs
- Part III · I. Igor's Escape5 lines
- Part III · II.7 lines
- Part III · III.7 lines
- Part III · IV. Reminiscence of Boyan1 paragraph
- Part III · V. Igor's Return to Russia6 lines