Shahnameh
the epic of the persian kings [readers edition]
$68.79
- Hardcover
640 pages
- Release Date
23 May 2025
Summary
The Epic of Kings: Rediscovering the Shahnameh
Abu al-Qasem Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, completed over a thousand years ago, stands as a monumental achievement in world literature. It is the longest poem ever written by a single poet. This epic weaves together myth and history in 50,000 elegant couplets, preserving the Persian collective memory and language through cultural upheaval. Ferdowsi dedicated thirty-three years of his life to this masterpiece.
Tracing the histor…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324093800 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324093803 |
| Author: | Ferdowsi, Melissa Hibbard, Hamid Rahmanian, Ahmad Sadri, Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Release Date: | 23 May 2025 |
| Weight: | 1.01kg |
| Dimensions: | 244mm x 165mm x 41mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
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.–Ali M. Ansari, founding director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St. AndrewsThe 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.–Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr!
About The Author
Ferdowsi
Abolqasem Ferdowsi (940-1020 CE) was born to a family of small landowners near the city of Tus, in northeastern Iran. He versified the ancient legends of the Persian Book of Kings (Shahnameh).
Melissa Hibbard is a writer/producer and co-founder of Kingorama’s Shahnameh Project, also based in New York.
Hamid Rahmanian is a John Guggenheim Fellow and multidisciplinary artist based in New York.
Ahmad Sadri is an Iranian sociologist and translator, and a professor of Islamic world studies, sociology, and anthropology at Lake Forest College. He lives in Illinois.
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