Research Catalog

Title

The medieval reception of the Shāhnāma as a mirror for princes / by Nasrin Askari.

Author

Askari, Nasrin

Publication

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]

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Details

Description

x, 398 pages; 25 cm.

Summary

Nasrin Askari explores the medieval reception of Firdausī's Shāhnāma, or Book of Kings (completed in 1010 CE) as a mirror for princes. Through her examination of a wide range of medieval sources, Askari demonstrates that Firdausī's oeuvre was primarily understood as a book of wisdom and advice for kings and courtly elites. In order to illustrate the ways in which the Shāhnāma functions as a mirror for princes, Askari analyses the account about Ardashīr, the founder of the Sasanian dynasty, as an ideal king in the Shāhnāma. Within this context, she explains why the idea of the union of kingship and religion, a major topic in almost all medieval Persian mirrors for princes, has often been attributed to Ardashīr.

Series Statement

Studies in Persian cultural history ; volume 9

Uniform Title

Studies in Persian cultural history ; v. 9.

Subject

• Firdawsī
• Firdawsī > Criticism and interpretation
• Firdawsī
• Firdausī 940-1020
• Ardashir I, King of Iran, -241
• Shāhnāmah (Firdawsī)
• 747-1500
• Persian poetry > 747-1500
• Epic poetry, Persian > History and criticism
• Epic poetry, Persian
• Persian poetry
• Rezeption
• Fürstenspiegel
• Epic poetry, Persian > History and criticism

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-255) and index.

Contents

1. The Medieval Reception of Firdausi's Shahnama, p.6 -- 2. The Portrayal of Ardashir in the Shahnama, p.84 -- 3. The Wisdom of Ardashir and His Advices in the Shahnama, p.133 -- 4. The Ardashir Cycle and Medieaval Persian Mirrors for Princes, p.171.

ISBN

• 9789004307902
• 9004307907

LCCN

2016023273

OCLC

• ocn938393947
• 938393947
• SCSB-14039042

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library