The Shahnameh: The Persian Epic as World Literature - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231183444ISBN-10:231183445UPC:9780231183444Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Poetry, Comparative LiteratureSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC0VYMGMTC
The Shahnameh: The Persian Epic as World Literature
The Shahnameh, an epic poem recounting the foundation of Iran across mythical, heroic, and historical ages, is the beating heart of Persian literature and culture. Composed by Abu al-Qasem Ferdowsi over a thirty-year period and completed in the year 1010, the epic has entertained generations of readers and profoundly shaped Persian culture, society, and politics. For a millennium, Iranian and...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231183444ISBN-10:231183445UPC:9780231183444Book Category:Literary CriticismBook Subcategory:Middle Eastern, Poetry, Comparative LiteratureSize:9.10 x 6.20 x 1.00 inchesWeight:1.1508Product ID:SC0VYMGMTC
Hamid Dabashi is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He is a founding member of the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society at Columbia University. Among his most recent books are The World of Persian Literary Humanism (2015) and Persophilia: Persian Culture on the Global Scene (2016).
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