1st Edition

The Persian Book of Kings An Epitome of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

By B W Robinson, B. W. Robinson Copyright 2002
184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

184 Pages
by Routledge

The Shahnama , written in the tenth century by Firdawsi, is the national epic poem of Persia. It chronicles at great length (nine volumes in the full English translation, currently out of print) the reigns and deeds of the earliest Persian kings, over fifty of them, in four dynasties - the Pishdadians, Kayanians, Ashkanians, and Sasanians. This book, illustrated with early Persian paintings which... Read more
Introduction: The Poet and the Poem Epitome of the Shahnama Prologue 1. The Pishdadian Dynasty 2. The Kayanian Dynasty 3. The Ashkanian Dynasty 4. The Sasanian Dynasty

Biography

Authored by Robinson, B W; Robinson, B. W.