Rostam: Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis (Translator), Dick Davis (Introduction by)Series:Penguin ClassicsAudience:Young AdultPublish date:2009-09-01Pages:320
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143105893ISBN-10:143105892UPC:9780143105893Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyBook Topic:EpicSize:7.74 x 5.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC5MTAYCMT
Rostam: Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh
The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great national epic
No understanding of world mythology is complete without acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero. According to the Shahnameh (the tenth-century Book of Kings), this titan, magnificent in strength and courage, bestrode Persia for 500 years. While he often served fickle kings - undergoing many...Series: Penguin Classics
Audience: Young Adult
Language:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9780143105893ISBN-10:143105892UPC:9780143105893Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & MythologyBook Topic:EpicSize:7.74 x 5.14 x 0.61 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SC5MTAYCMT
Abolqasem Ferdowsi was born in Khorasan in a village near Tus in 940. His great epic, Shahnameh, was originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan. Ferdowsi died around 1020 in poverty.
Dick Davis is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, ...
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
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Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis (Translator), Dick Davis (Introduction by)
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