The Persian book of kings :: an epitome of the Shahnama of Firdawsi /

The Shahnama, written in the tenth century by Firdawsi, is the national epic poem of Persia. It chronicles at great length the reigns and deeds of the earliest Persian kings, over fifty of them, in four dynasties - the Pishdadians, Kayanians, Ashkanians, and Sasanians. This book, illustrated with ea...

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1. Verfasser: Robinson, B. W. (Basil William)
Weitere Verfasser: Firdawsī, Abū al-Qāsim Ḥasan, Warner, Arthur George
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : RoutledgeCurzon, 2002.
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Zusammenfassung:The Shahnama, written in the tenth century by Firdawsi, is the national epic poem of Persia. It chronicles at great length the reigns and deeds of the earliest Persian kings, over fifty of them, in four dynasties - the Pishdadians, Kayanians, Ashkanians, and Sasanians. This book, illustrated with early Persian paintings which depict the deeds described, presents in easily accessible language a summary and re-telling of the Shahnama. It covers the entire epic in one volume, includes an introduction, together with lists of kings and dynasties, and thereby provides a concise overview of, and introduction to, this key work.
Beschreibung:Adaptation of: The Shāhnāma of Firdausī / tr. into English by A.G. Warner and E. Warner.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xviii, 164 pages) : illustrations, portraits (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781136870378
1136870377
9781315029443
1315029448
9781136870309
113687030X

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