Shahnameh
The Epic of the Persian Kings
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2025
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-09380-0 (ISBN)
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-1-324-09380-0 (ISBN)
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A fresh and compulsively readable new translation of the Persian epic Shahnameh, for fans of Neil Gaiman’s Norse Mythology and Edith Hamilton’s Mythology.
A combination of myth and history, Shahnameh is a classic work by one of Persia’s greatest poets. Written more than 1,000 years ago in a series of 50,000 elegant couplets, Ferdowsi’s work protected the Persian collective memory and its language amidst a turbulent sea of cultural storms. Indeed, this beloved epic traces the storied history of the Persian people beginning with the origin myths of civilization and ending with the Muslim conquest of Iran in the seventh century. Featuring a preface by editor and Guggenheim Fellow Hamid Rahmanian, this lush translation by Ahmad Sadri renders the tale in highly accessible prose for contemporary audiences. Readers will be swept away by captivating adventures filled with superhuman heroes, magical creatures, heart-wrenching love stories, and centuries-long battles.
A combination of myth and history, Shahnameh is a classic work by one of Persia’s greatest poets. Written more than 1,000 years ago in a series of 50,000 elegant couplets, Ferdowsi’s work protected the Persian collective memory and its language amidst a turbulent sea of cultural storms. Indeed, this beloved epic traces the storied history of the Persian people beginning with the origin myths of civilization and ending with the Muslim conquest of Iran in the seventh century. Featuring a preface by editor and Guggenheim Fellow Hamid Rahmanian, this lush translation by Ahmad Sadri renders the tale in highly accessible prose for contemporary audiences. Readers will be swept away by captivating adventures filled with superhuman heroes, magical creatures, heart-wrenching love stories, and centuries-long battles.
Melissa Hibbard is a writer/producer and cofounder of Kingorama’s Shahnameh Project, also based in New York. Hamid Rahmanian is a John Guggenheim Fellow and multidisciplinary artist based in New York. An Iranian sociologist and translator, Ahmad Sadri is a professor of Islamic world studies, sociology, and anthropology at Lake Forest College, and lives in Illinois.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.4.2025 |
|---|---|
| Einführung | Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones |
| Übersetzer | Ahmad Sadri |
| Zusatzinfo | 30 illustrations |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 236 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-324-09380-3 / 1324093803 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-324-09380-0 / 9781324093800 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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