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Shahnameh : The Epic of the Persian Kings by Ferdowsi (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherLiveright Publishing Corporation
ISBN-101631494465
ISBN-139781631494468
eBay Product ID (ePID)239986902
Product Key Features
Book TitleShahnameh : the Epic of the Persian Kings
Number of Pages592 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
TopicMiddle Eastern, General
IllustratorRahmanian, Hamid, Yes
GenrePoetry
AuthorFerdowsi
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height2.1 in
Item Weight105.5 Oz
Item Length14.4 in
Item Width8.8 in
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ReviewsA masterpiece of world literature that has influenced some of the greatest works ever written--from Dante to Tolkien. Ahmad Sadri's new, contemporary translation of the Shahnameh captures the beauty and grandeur of this sweeping epic of heroism, love, and the timeless struggle for justice. .... An accessible, powerful experience of this enduring classic., A masterful prose translation of the Shahnameh . . . which remains a pillar of Iranian identity to this day. This new translation will make the tales of the Shahnameh, replete with heroes, kings, and moral injunctions, available to a new generation of readers., The definitive English-edition Shahnameh. There cannot be a more lovingly translated, artfully presented version--what a profound gift for lovers of Iran, history, language, poetry, humanity. What a gift for us all., The single most important text for understanding the history and worldview of the Persianate world. .... The modern translation in prose by Ahmad Sadri beautifully captures the essence of this great medieval Persian epic for the English-speaking world.
SynopsisThis new edition of the thousand-year-old classic work by Ferdowsi, one of Persia's greatest poets, is a prose translation of the national epic. It is fully illuminated with over 500 pages of lavish illustrations., 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., This new edition of the thousand-year-old classic work by Ferdowsi, one of Persia's greatest poets, is a prose translation of the national epic. It is fully illuminated with over 500 pages of lavish illustrations. Like other great epics, Shahnameh is a chronicle of the human imaginative consciousness. It tells the long history of the Persian people beginning with the creation of the world and the origin myths of civilization and ending with the Arab conquest of Iran in the seventh century. A mix of myth, epic tales, and history, Shahnameh takes the reader on heroic adventures filled with superhuman champions, magical creatures, heart-wrenching love stories, and centuries-long battles. "The illustrations of this Shahnameh , while totally dependent on the art of the past, most closely evoke the fantasy literature of today in visual form. Thanks to the dramatic dynamism of Ferdowsi's epic, its contemporary interpretation in images is a vibrant feast for the imagination, making this a Shahnameh for the digital age." --Sheila Canby, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Like other great epics, Shahnameh is a chronicle of the human imaginative consciousness. It tells the long history of the Persian people beginning with the creation of the world and the origin myths of civilization and ending with the Arab conquest of Iran in the seventh century. A mix of myth, epic tales, and history, Shahnameh takes the reader on heroic adventures filled with superhuman champions, magical creatures, heart-wrenching love stories, and centuries-long battles. "The illustrations of this Shahnameh , while totally dependent on the art of the past, most closely evoke the fantasy literature of today in visual form. Thanks to the dramatic dynamism of Ferdowsi's epic, its contemporary interpretation in images is a vibrant feast for the imagination, making this a Shahnameh for the digital age." --Sheila Canby, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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