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The Legend of Seyavash (Persian Classics)

2 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Mage Publishers, 2004

Shah Nameh (Shiavaksh episode) : English translation.
Dr. Dick Davis has once again provided us with an admirable translation of a section of the Shah Nameh in his latest publication: "The Legend of Seyavash". The Shah Nameh (literally meaning The Book of Kings) is the national epic of Persia/Iran and is an epic poem of roughly 50,000 lines, composed by one of Persia's greatest poet, Abulqasim Firdausi and completed in 1010 A.D. The "Shiavaksh ...

Rostam: Tales of Love & War from Persia's Book of Kings

2 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Mage Publishers, 2007

well written
I bought this for my son. Living in Sweden he knows a little about his country Iran. And since the place is by now a hostage of islamic fundamentalism,he mostly turns away from Iran. Reading Rostam was a turning point for him.

The Lion and the Throne: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. 1

5 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Mage Publishers, 1998

in fairness to the publisher
I recently saw this book as well as the second volume in the planned three-volume set in the gift shop at the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., in connection with an exhibit of art work from various Shahnameh manuscripts currently on display. In all fairness to the publisher, it should be pointed out that this is a gloriously illustrated art book, not simply a text. The full-color ...

Fathers and Sons: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. 2

3 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Mage Publishers, 2000

Fabulous
I recently saw this book as well as the first volume in the planned three-volume set in the Bay Area in connection with an exhibit of art work from various Shahnameh manuscripts currently on display. In all fairness to the publisher and the author , it should be stated that this is a magnificently illustrated art book, not simply a text. The full-color enlargement pictures of miniature fragments ...

In the Dragon's Claws: The Story of Rostam and Esfandiyar from the Persian Book of Kings
Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Jerome W. Clinton (translator)

Mage Publishers, 1999

The story of Rostam and Esfandiyar is one of the most moving tragedies in Ferdowsi's epic Shahnameh. In this story, Esfandiyar, the designated heir to the throne of Iran, has just returned in triumph from his campaign against the shah of Turan. He has slain Arjasp, Iran's greatest enemy, captured his family and treasury, and liberated his own sisters from their captivity. He expects that his father, Goshtasp, will now abdicate the throne ...

Shahnameh (Classics Deluxe Edition): The Persian Book of Kings (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio)

4 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Penguin Classics, 2007

Fairies, Demons and the Glory of Kings
Nobody has been very enthusiastic up till now, and so it must be up to me. I loved and adored this book. I was entranced from the very beginning. Who could resist a story that tells you, "He was like a tall cypress tree topped by the moon", or, "He gathered together fairies, leopards and lions"? The "Shahnameh" or "Book of Kings" is one of the world's great epic poems; but the episodic ...

Shahnameh: The Persian Book Of Kings (Slipcase Set)

19 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis (translator)

Mage Publishers, 2004

Acessible, readable and wonderful
This marvelous translation of the Shahnameh has resulted in a book that is accessible and readable. Dick Davies has managed to translate key passages into rhyming poetry, but the majority is well-written prose. He has omitted some repetitious passages to keep the length reasonable (around 850 pages) and to avoid testing the endurance of the general reader. This intelligent translation has ...

The Shah Namah: The Epic of Kings (Forgotten Books)
Hakim Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi

Forgotten Books, 2008

Book Description: "Shahname, or Shahnama "The Book of Kings", is an enormous poetic opus written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi around 1000 [AD] and is the national epic of the Persian speaking world. The Shahnameh tells the mythical and historical past of Iran from the creation of the world up until the Islamic conquest of Iran in the 7th century. Aside from its literary importance the Shahnameh, written in almost pure Persian, has been ...

The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam: From the Persian National Epic, the Shahname of Abdol-Qasem Ferdowsi ...

1 review
Jerome W. Clinton

University of Washington Press, 1996

First class translation
This book is surely a must for any student of classical Persian literature. The original Persian along side the English translation of the tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam from the Persian epic the Shahname. For anyone who is not acquainted with the Shahname it is a Persian epic tracing history of the Persian kings to the fall of the Persian empire and the Arab invasion. The Shahname (or book of ...

Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vol. 3

2 reviews
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Mage Publishers, 2003

Magnificent Conclusion to the Shahnameh Trilogy
This book is incredible: the stories are wonderful, the poetry is truely superb and beautifully represents the original, and the illustrations are out of this world. For the first time in the past 30 years I saw Persian miniatures I had never seen before. This is a wonderful translation of the last third of the Shahnameh--the least known stories and some of the most touching, specially the ...

Five Stories From the Shahnameh
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Atelie Honar, 1994

This elaborate five-volume set is in both Persian and English. This is a special edition that was published to commemorate the millennium of Ferdowsi's birth. Featuring calligraphy and illustrations throughout, it is a must-have for collectors and those who enjoy this timeless masterpiece of Persian literature.

Shahnameh: The Epic of Kings
Abolqasem Ferdowsi

Digireads.com, 2008

"Shahnameh: The Epic of Kings" is the epic poem of the Persian poet Ferdowsi which tells of the mythological and historical past of Persia from the creation of the world up until the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. Written between 977 and 1010 AD, the "Shahnameh" is a captivating story of the ancient world and details much of Persia's history, culture, and ancient religions. The Helen Zimmern prose translation of the "Shahnameh" is ...

The Epic of Kings (Dodo Press)
Hakim Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi

Dodo Press, 2008

Hakim Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi, more commonly transliterated as Ferdowsi, (935-1020) was a highly revered Persian poet. He was the author of the Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings), the national epic of the Persian-speaking world as well as the entire Iranian realm. He started his composition of the Shahnameh (The Epic of Kings) in 977 A. D. After 30 years of hard work, he finished the book and went to present it to Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni. The latter ...

Epics of Kings: Hero Tales of Ancient Persia: Retold from Firdusi's Shahnameh
Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Helen Zimmern

Ibex Publishers, 2008

This title is suitable for children of ages 9-12.

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