A bylina, also popularly known as a starina, is a type of Russian oral epic poem.
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Place of Origin Notable Example Defining TraitA specific verse meter known from Russian sung epics, ballads and humorous songs 1 Sources
1. Bylina - Wikipedia
Origins section, paragraph 1
byliny originate from the times of Kievan Rus'.
Major characters and prototypes section, Ilya Muromets row
Saint Ilya Pechersky, monk of Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
Terminology section
In a strict academic sense, byliny can be defined as a specific verse meter known from certain Russian sung epics, ballads and humorous songs.
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Where and when do byliny come from?
Byliny originate in Kievan Rus.
Byliny originate from the times of Kievan Rus. The bylina, also called a starina, is a Russian oral epic poem, and its best known hero in the atlas record is Ilya Muromets.
Is bylina a strict literary term?
Academically it can mean a specific verse meter.
In a strict academic sense, byliny can be defined as a specific verse meter known from certain Russian sung epics, ballads and humorous songs. So the word can point to a meter as well as to the epic poems themselves.
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