Now Dick Davis, “our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (Washington Post), presents a comprehensive translation of Ferdowsi’s masterpiece in an elegant combination of prose and verse, allowing the poetry of the Shanameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly-marked explanations to ease along modern readers. The sweep and psychological depth of the Shahnameh is nothing less than magnificent as it recounts classic tales like the tragedy of Rostam and Sohrab.
Among the greatest works of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, 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. Wherever Persian influence has spread, the stories of the Shahnameh become deeply embedded in the culture, as amply attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. The great national epic of Persia-the most complete English-language edition and definitive translation by Dick Davis, available in a deluxe edition by Penguin Classics.
available in a deluxe edition by Penguin Classics. Print Shahnameh : The Persian Book of Kings Sell, buy or rent The Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings 9780143104933 0143104934, we buy used or. Azar Nasi, 2006 Shahnameh The Persian Book of Kings c.9771010 e Shahnameh is the national epic of Iran and the world's longest poem by a single poet.
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