Epic and Sedition: The Case of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh by Dick Davis

Epic and Sedition: The Case of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh

Dick Davis

260 pages first pub 1992 (editions)

challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Iran's national epic, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, has traditionally been regarded by both Persians and Westerners as a poem celebrating the the central role of monarchy in Persian history. In this groundbreaking book, Dick Davis argues that the poe...

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