Rostam: Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh

Name: Rostam: Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh
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ISBN: 9780143105893

by Abolqasem Ferdowsi

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The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great national epic

No understanding of world mythology is complete without acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero. According to the Shahnameh (the tenth-century Book of Kings), this titan, magnificent in strength and courage, bestrode Persia for 500 years. While he often served fickle kings - undergoing many trials of combat, cunning, and endurance - he was never their servant and owed allegiance only to his nation's greater good. Anyone interested in folklore, world literature, or Iranian culture will find Rostam both a rousing and illuminating read.

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Publisher:: Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN:: 9780143105893
Binding:: Paperback
Pages:: 320
Authors:: Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Published Date:: 2009-09-01
Language:: English

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Abolqasem Ferdowsi

About Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Abolqasem Ferdowsi (c. 940–1020) was a Persian poet born near Tus, in the Khorasan region of present-day Iran. Over roughly three decades he composed the Shahnameh (Book of Kings), an epic running to nearly 60,000 couplets that ranks among the longest poems by a single author in world literature. Ferdowsi wrote at a time when Arabic dominated literary culture, and he composed the work in Persian with minimal Arabic admixture. He was credited with preserving the Persian language, and the Shahnameh remained foundational to Persian cultural identity across Iran and Central Asia.

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