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LANGUAGES AND LITERATURE

OF THE

SLAVIC NATIONS

WITH A SKETCH OF THEIR POPULAR POETRY

WITH A PREFACE BY EDWARD ROBINSON, D.D. LL.D. AUTHOR OF BIBLICAL RESEARCHES IN PALESTINE, ETC.

PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

HISTORICAL SKETCH.

INTRODUCTION

II. ILLYRICO-SERVIAN BRANCH.

PART I.

HISTORY OF THE OLD OR CHURCH SLAVIC (COMMONLY CALLED SLAVONIC) LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

PART II.

EASTERN SLAVI.

CHAPTER I.

HISTORY OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

FIRST PERIOD.

SECOND PERIOD.

THIRD PERIOD.

FOURTH PERIOD.

FIFTH PERIOD.

CHAPTER II.

HISTORY OF THE ILLYRICO-SERVIAN LANGUAGE.

SECTION I.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE ILLYRICO-SERVIANS PROPER.

SECTION II.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE CROATIANS.

SECTION III.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE VINDES OR SLOVENZI.

CHAPTER III.

LANGUAGE OF THE BULGARIANS.

PART III.

WESTERN SLAVI.

CHAPTER I.

CZEKHO-SLOVAKIAN BRANCH.

SECTION I

HISTORY OF THE CZEKHISH OR BOHEMIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

FIRST PERIOD.

SECOND PERIOD.

THIRD PERIOD.

FOURTH PERIOD.

FIFTH PERIOD.

SECTION II.

LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE OF THE SLOVAKS.

CHAPTER II.

HISTORY OF THE POLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE.

FIRST PERIOD.

SECOND PERIOD.

THIRD PERIOD.

FOURTH PERIOD.

FIFTH PERIOD.

SIXTH PERIOD.

CHAPTER III.

LANGUAGES OF THE SORABIAN-VENDES IN LUSATIA, AND OF OTHER VENDISH TRIBES NOW EXTINCT.

PART IV.

SKETCH OF THE POPULAR POETRY OF THE SLAVIC NATIONS.

INDEX.

FINIS.

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