Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
ISBN: | 9781440649660 |
Publisher: | Viking |
Published: | 2 March, 2006 |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings, the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 980 and 1010, tells the story of pre- Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. As a window on the world, Shahnameh belongs in the company of such literary masterpieces as Dan
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