Shahnameh by Abolqasem Ferdowsi Paperback Book 9780143108320

Dick Davis, "our pre-eminent translator from the Persian" (Washington Post) has revised and expanded his highly-praised translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, including more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shanameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly-marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Among the greatest works of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century.

Author: Abolqasem Ferdowsi Binding: Paperback / softback Format: Paperback / softback Genre: Media > Books > Print Books > Poetry by individual poets Pages: 1040 Page Count: 1040 Publication Date: 2016 Year of Publication: 2016 Classification: Media > Books > Print Books > Poetry by individual poets Weight: 954 g Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Country of Publication: United Kingdom Package Dimension Length: 21.4 cm Package Dimension Width: 13.9 cm Package Dimension Height: 4.7 cm ISBN: 9780143108320