‘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 ReviewThe 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.

The Epic of the Kings (RLE Iran B): Shah-Nama the national epic of Persia

FERDOWSI

Reference

Routledge

Episodes From The Shah Nameh: Or Annals Of The Persian Kings (1815)

Biographies & Memoirs

Weston, Stephen

Historical

Kessinger Publishing

Leaders & Notable People

Kessinger Publishing, LLC

The Epic of the Kings (RLE Iran B): Shah-Nama the national epic of Persia (Routledge Library Editions: Iran)

A combination of myth and history, Shahnameh is a classic work by one of Persia's greatest poets. Written more than 1,000 years ago in a series of 50,000 elegant couplets, Ferdowsi's work protected the Persian collective memory and its language amidst a turbulent sea of cultural storms. Indeed, this beloved epic traces the storied history of the Persian people beginning with the origin myths of civilization and ending with the Muslim conquest of Iran in the seventh century. Featuring a preface by editor and Guggenheim Fellow Hamid Rahmanian, this lush translation by Ahmad Sadri renders the tale in highly accessible prose for contemporary audiences. Readers will be swept away by captivating adventures filled with superhuman heroes, magical creatures, heart-wrenching love stories, and centuries-long battles.

Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings [Readers Edition]

Literature & Fiction

United States

Liveright

A new, lushly illustrated edition of the classic work Shahnameh.
Ferdowsi’s epic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part history―it begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history. It contains magical birds, and superhuman heroes, and centuries-long battles. Written over 1,000 years ago, it was meant to protect Persian collective memory amdist a turbulent sea cultural storms. Originally written in couplets, the new translation and adaptation by Ahmad Sadri retells the mythological tales in prose format. The spectacular illustrations in this edition were created from elements culled from thousands of illuminated manuscripts, lithographs, and miniatures dating from the thirteenth through nineteenth centuries, each panel becomes a new work of art, an exquisite collage of traditional forms. 500+ full-color illustrations

Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Quantuck Lane Press

Vividly translated and lushly illustrated, this edition of the Persian epic Shahnameh is fully illuminated for new audiences. Ferdowsi’s classic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part history–beginning with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history, it contains magical birds and superhuman heroes and centuries-long battles. Written over 1,000 years ago, it was meant to protect Persian collective memory amidst a turbulent sea of cultural storms. Originally written in couplets, the translation and adaptation by Ahmad Sadri retells the mythological tales in prose format. The spectacular illustrations in this edition were created from elements culled from thousands of manuscripts, lithographs, and miniatures dating from the thirteenth through the nineteenth centuries, and each panel becomes a new work of art, an exquisite collage of traditional forms. 500 + full-color illustrations

Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings [Illustrated Slipcase Edition]

Recit fondateur de la culture iranienne, epopee mythique et historique, le Shahnameh ou Livre des Rois, a ete compose en persan au debut du XIe siecle par le poete Ferdowsi. L'ampleur des episodes decrits, depuis la creation du monde et la naissance de la civilisation persane preislamique jusqu'a la conquete arabe de l'Iran au milieu du VIIe siecle, en fait une oeuvre sans equivalent dans la litterature mondiale. Copie et enlumine de facon presque ininterrompue, il donna naissance a un corpus de plusieurs milliers de manuscrits et a certaines des plus belles miniatures de l'histoire de l'art persan. Pres de deux siecles apres la publication de la traduction en prose du Livre des Rois par Jules Mohl, Pierre Lecoq propose la premiere traduction francaise integrale en vers de cette uvre majeure de la litterature persane. Son texte allie la rigueur historique et philologique a la restitution des rimes et du souffle epique de l'original persan, pour le plus grand plaisir des lecteurs. L'ouvrage est enlumine des cinquante miniatures d'un manuscrit safavide du XVIe siecle, ainsi que de dessins originaux de Scott Pennor's. Il comporte un index des noms propres.

Shahnameh: Le Livre Des Rois (French Edition)

Poetry

Les Belles Lettres

The Epic of Kings: Shahnameh

Independently published

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