Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi Among the masterpieces of world literature, perhaps the least familiar to English readers is the Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh, in Persian). With our third…
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Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi
Among the masterpieces of world literature, perhaps the least familiar to English readers is the Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh, in Persian). With our third and final volume of stories from the Shahnameh we move from mythology and legend to romanticised history. This prodigious national epic, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between 980 and 1010, tells the story of ancient Persia, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab-Islamic invasion.
are reflected in the stirring and poignant narratives of Ferdowsi, the master poet who took on himself the task of preserving his country's great pre-Islamic heritage. of Macedon's conquest to the Arab invasion of the seventh century C.E. We see vast empires rise and fall, the rule of noble kings and cruel tyrants, the fortunes of a people buffeted by contending tides of history.
Larger than life individuals are
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