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Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics)
Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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Description for Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics)
Paperback. Translator(s): Davis, Dick. Num Pages: 1040 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 283 x 47. Weight in Grams: 810.
Dick Davis, our pre-eminent translator from the Persian (Washington Post) has revised and expanded his highly-praised translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, including more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shanameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly-marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Among the greatest works of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion ... Read more
Dick Davis, our pre-eminent translator from the Persian (Washington Post) has revised and expanded his highly-praised translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, including more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shanameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly-marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Among the greatest works of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
1040
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780143108320
SKU
9780143108320
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About Abolqasem Ferdowsi
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics)
Davis's wonderful translation will show Western readers why Ferdowsi's masterpiece is one of the most revered and most beloved classics in the Persian world.
Khaled Hosseini Accessible...A poet himself, Davis brings to his translation a nuanced awareness of Ferdowsi's subtle rhythms and cadences. His Shahnameh is rendered in an exquisite blend of poetry and prose, with none ... Read more
Khaled Hosseini Accessible...A poet himself, Davis brings to his translation a nuanced awareness of Ferdowsi's subtle rhythms and cadences. His Shahnameh is rendered in an exquisite blend of poetry and prose, with none ... Read more