Download or read book Shahnameh written by Abolqasem Ferdowsi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 1041 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran—now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition A Penguin Classic Dick Davis—“our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (The Washington Post)—has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi’s masterpiece, adding more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis’s elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, the Shahnameh is among the greatest works of world literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Persia, from the mythical creation of the world and the dawn of Persian civilization through the seventh-century Arab conquest. The stories of the Shahnameh are deeply embedded in Persian culture and beyond, as attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Download or read book The Epic of Kings Hero Tales of Ancient Persia written by Firdausi and published by Phoemixx Classics Ebooks. This book was released on 2021-11-16 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia Firdausi - The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia (The Shahnameh) is an epic poem by the Persian poet Firdausi, written between 966 and 1010 AD. Telling the past of the Persian empire, using a mix of the mythical and historical, it is regarded as a literary masterpiece. Not only important to the Persian culture, it is also important to modern day followers of the Zoroastrianism religion. It is said that the poem was Firdausi's efforts to preserve the memory of Persia's golden days, following the fall of the Sassanid empire. The poem contains, among others, mentions of the romance of Zal and Rudba, Alexander the Great, the wars with Afrsyb, and the romance of Bijan and Manijeh.

Download or read book The Shah Nameh written by Firdawsī and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shah Nameh an Heroic Poem written by Firdawsī and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 1334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Shahnameh written by Hamid Dabashi and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 Persian-speaking people around the globe have read, memorized, discussed, performed, adapted, and loved the poem. In this book, Hamid Dabashi brings the Shahnameh to renewed global attention, encapsulating a lifetime of learning and teaching the Persian epic for a new generation of readers. Dabashi insightfully traces the epic’s history, authorship, poetic significance, complicated legacy of political uses and abuses, and enduring significance in colonial and postcolonial contexts. In addition to explaining and celebrating what makes the Shahnameh such a distinctive literary work, he also considers the poem in the context of other epics, such as the Aeneid and the Odyssey, and critical debates about the concept of world literature. Arguing that Ferdowsi’s epic and its reception broached this idea long before nineteenth-century Western literary criticism, Dabashi makes a powerful case that we need to rethink the very notion of “world literature” in light of his reading of the Persian epic.

Download or read book The Shah Nameh written by Firdausī and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shah Nameh written by Firdausī and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shah Nameh an Heroic Poem Containing the History of Persia from Kioomurs to Yesdejird by Abool Kasim Firdousee Collated with a Number of the Oldest Manuscripts and Illustrated by A Glossary with an Introduction and Life of the Author by Turner Macan written by Abū al-Qāsem Ḥasan ibn ʻAlī Ferdowsī and published by . This book was released on 1829 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Shahnameh written by Ferdowsi and published by The Floating Press. This book was released on 2012-07-01 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Immerse yourself in the distant past with this epic poem from the Persian tradition. Penned more than one thousand years ago by the famed poet Ferdowsi, The Shahnameh weaves history and myth into a lyrical, action-packed work of art that you won't be able to put down. This book is a must-read for folklore connoisseurs.

Download or read book Shah Nameh written by Abū al-Qāsim Manṣūr b. Ḥasan Firdawsi and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Zahhak the Legend of the Serpent King written by Ahmad Sadri and published by . This book was released on 2018-10-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time ever, a tale from the Persian Book of Kings springs to life in this stunningly produced and ingeniously crafted pop up book. Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King retells the myth of the misguided Prince Zahhak who is easily swayed by the devil to murder his father and usurp the thrown. Cursed with monstrous snakes that grow out of the king's shoulders, the Serpent King grows infamous throughout the land for his treachery and oppression. He rules for one thousand years before a noble and valiant Feraydun gains the strength and army to defeat the unjust King. The fantastic world of Zahhak: The Legend of the Serpent King literally pops off the page with intricately crafted spreads, two pop-up folds per page, and complex construction that will delight readers young and old with every turn of the page.

Download or read book Shahnameh The Epic of the Persian Kings written by Abolqasem Ferdowsi and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shahnameh is a lengthy epic poem which vividly intertwines the mythical and historical history of Persia, thereby enchanting and impressing readers for many centuries. Originally composed by Abolqasem Ferdowsi in the 10th century, the Shahnameh enjoys the distinction of being the longest epic poem by a single author in existence. The verses took Ferdowsi over three decades to complete. Although it draws heavily from established mythology and the historical archives of Persia, Ferdowsi also imbues the poem's story with his own vivid inventions and plot devices. The entire poem is intended as a history of Persia from the earliest times until the Islamic Conquest of the country, which occurred about 350 years before Ferdowsi composed his epic. The verses proceed chronologically, beginning with the creation of the Earth, through the establishment of Zoroastrianism as the first monotheistic faith in the region, with the principle characters being various great generals and rulers.

Download or read book Shahnameh written by Elizabeth Laird and published by Lincoln Children's Books. This book was released on 2014-12-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Shahnameh is a collection of stories and myths from ancient Iran, filled with kings, heroes, princesses, magical animals and demons. Written as an epic poem by the poet Ferdowsi in the 10th century, it is one of the great classics of Persian literature. The tales include the Simurgh, the giant bird who brings up an orphaned king in her nest on a craggy rock, wicked King Zahhak with his man-eating snakes, and above all the story of the great hero Rustam and his son Sohrab.Elizabeth Laird is passionate about bringing this great epic poem to the children of western cultures, as well as retelling it for Iranian children living in the West.

Download or read book The Shahnameh by Ferdowsi Illustrated written by Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2023-06-11 with total page 906 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tenth century Persian poet Ferdowsi was the author of ‘Shahnameh’ (Book of Kings), the Persian national epic poem. The Persians regard Ferdowsi as the greatest of their poets and his enormous epic poem is revered as the history of their country’s glorious past, preserved for all time in sonorous and majestic verse. The Delphi Poets Series offers readers the works of literature’s finest poets, with superior formatting. This volume presents Ferdowsi’s ‘Shahnameh’, with multiple translations, related illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Ferdowsi’s life and works * Concise introduction to Ferdowsi’s life and poetry * Images of how the epic was first printed, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the epic poem * Multiple translations of the ‘Shahnameh’ * Includes James Atkinson’s celebrated translation, with hyperlinked footnotes * Easily locate the sections you want to read * Features three biographies — explore Ferdowsi’s Persian world CONTENTS: The Life and Poetry of Ferdowsi Brief Introduction: Ferdowsi Shahnameh: James Atkinson Translation (1823) Shahnameh: Helen Zimmern Translation (1883) The Biographies Persian Poetry (1893) by Elizabeth A. Reed Special Introduction to Persian Literature (1900) by Richard J. H. Gottheil Firdousi (1911) by Edward Henry Palmer

Download or read book The Epic of the Kings RLE Iran B written by Ferdowsi and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Among the many national poets of historical Persia, Ferdowsi is perhaps the greatest...In this superb translation of the epic, the Western reader would not fail to discern clear equivalents of chapters in Genesis, The Odyssey, Paradise Lost or the Canterbury Tales.’ Islamic Review The Shah-nama is the national epic poem of Persia. Written in the tenth century it contains the country’s myths, legends and historic reminiscences. This edition makes available a valuable prose translation selecting the most representative parts of the original including the stories of Rustum, the giant hero and his son Sohrab.

Download or read book Shahnameh for Kids the Story of Zal and Simorgh written by Arsia Rozegar and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated children's book based on an ancient Persian tale. Inspired by Ferdowsi's Shahnameh.