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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

Abolqasem Ferdowsi
4.52/5 (2982 ratings)
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Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the "Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings," the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 980 and 1010, tells the story of pre- Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. As a window on the world, "Shahnameh" belongs in the company of such literary masterpieces as Dante's "Divine Comedy," the plays of Shakespeare, the epics of Homer- classics whose reach and range bring whole cultures into view. In its pages are unforgettable moments of national triumph and failure, human courage and cruelty, blissful love and bitter grief.

In tracing the roots of Iran, "Shahnameh" initially draws on the depths of legend and then carries its story into historical times, when ancient Persia was swept into an expanding Islamic empire. Now Dick Davis, the greatest modern translator of Persian poetry, has revisited that poem, turning the finest stories of Ferdowsi's original into an elegant combination of prose and verse. For the first time in English, in the most complete form possible, readers can experience "Shahnameh" in the same way that Iranian storytellers have lovingly conveyed it in Persian for the past thousand years.
Format:
Pages:
886 pages
Publication:
2006
Publisher:
Viking
Edition:
First Edition (1st printing),, First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing)
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0670034851
ISBN13:
9780670034857
kindle Asin:
B001RTC0Y2

Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings

Abolqasem Ferdowsi
4.52/5 (2982 ratings)
Read Download
Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the "Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings," the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 980 and 1010, tells the story of pre- Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. As a window on the world, "Shahnameh" belongs in the company of such literary masterpieces as Dante's "Divine Comedy," the plays of Shakespeare, the epics of Homer- classics whose reach and range bring whole cultures into view. In its pages are unforgettable moments of national triumph and failure, human courage and cruelty, blissful love and bitter grief.

In tracing the roots of Iran, "Shahnameh" initially draws on the depths of legend and then carries its story into historical times, when ancient Persia was swept into an expanding Islamic empire. Now Dick Davis, the greatest modern translator of Persian poetry, has revisited that poem, turning the finest stories of Ferdowsi's original into an elegant combination of prose and verse. For the first time in English, in the most complete form possible, readers can experience "Shahnameh" in the same way that Iranian storytellers have lovingly conveyed it in Persian for the past thousand years.
Format:
Pages:
886 pages
Publication:
2006
Publisher:
Viking
Edition:
First Edition (1st printing),, First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing), First Edition (1st printing)
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0670034851
ISBN13:
9780670034857
kindle Asin:
B001RTC0Y2

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