Title:
Shahnameh : the Persian book of kings
Author:
Edition:
Expanded edition.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
New York, New York : Penguin Books, 2016.
Physical Description:
xxxvii, 996 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:
9780143108320
Abstract:
"The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran - now revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition. The translator has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, adding more than seventy pages of newly-translated text. Davis's 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."-- Provided by publisher.
General Note:
"First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2006. Published in Penguin Books 2007. This expanded edition published 2016."--title page verso.
"Originally published in three volumes entitled 'The Lion and the Throne', 'Fathers and Sons', and 'Sunset of Empire' by Mage Publishers, Washington, D.C."--title page verso.
Includes index.
Contents:
Foreword / by Azar Nafisi -- Introduction -- The first kings -- The demon-king Zahhak -- The story of Feraydun and his three sons -- The story of Iraj -- The vengeance of Manuchehr -- The tale of Sam and the Simorgh -- The tale of Zal and Rudabeh -- Rostam, the son of Zal-Dastan -- The beginning of the war between Iran and Turan -- Rostam and his horse Rakhsh -- Rostam and Kay Qobad -- Kay Kavus's war against the demons of Mazanderan -- The seven trials of Rostam -- The King of Hamaveran and his daughter Sudabeh -- The tale of Sohrab -- The legend of Seyavash -- Giv brings Kay Khosrow and Farigis to Iran -- Forud, the son of Seyavash -- The Akvan Div -- Bizhan and Manizheh -- The death of Piran -- The death of Afrasyab -- The occultation of Kay Khosrow -- Rostam and Esfandyar -- The death of Rostam -- The story of Darab and the Fuller -- Sekandar's conquest of Persia -- The reign of Sekandar -- The Ashkanians -- The reign of Ardeshir -- The reign of Shapur, son of Ardeshir -- The reign of Sapur Zu'l Aktaf -- The reign of Yazdegerd the Unjust -- The reign of Bahram Gur -- The story of Mazdak -- The reign of Kesra Nushin-Ravan -- The reign of Hormozd -- The reign of Khosrow Parviz -- Ferdowsi's lament for the death of his son -- The story of Khosrow and Shirin -- The reign of Yazdegerd -- Glossary of names -- Index of headings.
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Language:
English
Additional Language:
In English, translated from Persian.
