Summary
A classic Persian tale of war and forbidden love in the eleventh century.
Believed by scholars to be the inspiration for Tristan and Isolde, Vis and Ramin was written between 1050 and 1055 and is considered the first epic Persian romance. At the heart of the story is Vis, daughter of the queen of Mah and promised to Mobad, King of Marv. Against a background of court intrigue, broken promises, and open conflict, Vis finds herself escorted to her future husband by his brother, Ramin—an …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143105626 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143105620 |
| Author: | Fakhraddin Gorgani, Dick Davis |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2009 |
| Weight: | 448g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 30mm |
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A masterpiece of both its author
“A masterpiece of both its author’s and its translator’s arts.”
-Ray Olson, Booklist
About The Author
Fakhraddin Gorgani
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 The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, Sunset of Empire- Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.
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