Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Rostam

Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Rostam is Iran's greatest mythological hero, a Persian Hercules, magnificent in strength and courage. His adventures are some of the most beloved of all Persian narratives and remain deeply resonant in Iranian culture. This book begins with the birth of Rostam's father Zal and ends with Rostam's death.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 252g
• ISBN-13: 9780143105893
• ISBN-10: 0143105892
• Artikelnr.: 26485609

Autorenporträt

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, and Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.