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

    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 depict the deeds described, presents in easily accessible language a summary and re-telling of the Shahnama. It covers the entire epic in one volume, includes an introduction, together with lists of kings and dynasties, and thereby provides a concise overview of, and introduction to, this key work.

    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.