Editing of "Albanian Trilogy"

FAIN: RE-10337-76

University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN 55455-2009)
Arshi Pipa (Project Director: July 1976 to present)

To plan for publication of “Trilogia Albania,” a three-volume edition of Albanian literature composed of "Albanian Folk Verse," A study of structure and genre of folk songs, focusing on metrical differences between Gheg and Tosk, the two main Albanian dialects; the language and metrics of 19th century poet Girolanco De Rava, and; "Sociology of Albanian Literature," emphasizing the status of the peasants in Albania who have shaped Albanian history from the middle ages to the present.