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Title

Shahnameh : the Persian book of kings / Abolqasem Ferdowsi ; translated by Dick Davis ; with a foreword by Azar Nafisi.

Author

Firdawsī

Publication

New York : Penguin Books, 2016.

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Additional Authors

• Davis, Dick, 1945-
• Nafisi, Azar

Description

xxxvii, 996 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

"The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran--now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition --has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, adding more than seventy pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, the Shahnameh is among the greatest works of world literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Persia, from the mythical creation of the world and the dawn of Persian civilization through the seventh-century Arab conquest. The stories of the Shahnameh are deeply embedded in Persian culture and beyond, as attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. --

Series Statement

Penguin classics

Uniform Title

• Shāhnāmah. English
• Penguin classics.

Alternative Title

Shāhnāmah.

Subjects

• Epic poetry, Persian > Translations into English
• POETRY > Ancient, Classical & Medieval
• POETRY > Epic
• POETRY > Middle Eastern
• Iran > History > To 640 > Poetry

Note

• Includes index.

Language (note)

• In English, translated from Persian.

Contents

The first kings -- The demon-king Zahhak -- The story of Feraydun and his three sons -- The story of Iraj -- The vengeance of Manuchehr -- The tale of Sam and the Simorgh -- The tale of Zal and Rudabeh -- Rostam, the son of Zal-Dastan -- The beginning of the war between Iran and Turan -- Rostam and his horse Rakhsh -- Rostam and Kay Qobad -- Kay Kavus's war against the demons of Mazanderan -- The seven trials of Rostam -- The King of Hamaveran and his daughter Sudabeh -- The tale of Sohrab -- The legend of Seyavash -- Forud, the son of Seyavash -- The Akvan Div -- Bizhan and Manizheh -- The occultation of Kay Khosrow -- Rostam and Esfandyar -- The death of Rostam -- The story of Darab and the Fuller --Sekandar's conquest of Persia -- The reign of Sekandar -- The Ashkanians -- The reign of Ardeshir -- The reign of Shapur, son of Ardeshir -- The reign of Sapur Zu'l Aktaf -- The reign of Yazdegerd the Unjust -- The reign of Bahram Gur -- The story of Mazdak -- The reign of Kesra Nushin-Ravan -- The reign of Hormozd -- The reign of Khosrow Parviz : Ferdowsi's lament for the death of his son -- The story of Khosrow and Shirin -- The reign of Yazdegerd.

Call Number

JFD 16-2096

ISBN

• 9780143108320
• 0143108328

LCCN

2015045006

OCLC

913135926

Author

Firdawsī, author.

Title

Shahnameh : the Persian book of kings / Abolqasem Ferdowsi ; translated by Dick Davis ; with a foreword by Azar Nafisi.

Publisher

New York : Penguin Books, 2016.

Edition

Expanded edition

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Penguin classics

Penguin classics.

Language

In English, translated from Persian.

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Added Author

Davis, Dick, 1945- translator.

Nafisi, Azar, writer of foreword.

Research Call Number

JFD 16-2096