Rostam Tales of Love and War from Persia's Book of Kings

Name: Rostam Tales of Love and War from Persia's Book of Kings
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ISBN: 9781933823119

ISBN-10: 1933823119

ISBN-13: 9781933823119

Edition: 2007

Authors: Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Dick Davis

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Rostam is Iran's greatest mythological hero, a Persian Hercules, magnificent in strength and courage. As recounted in the tenth-century Book of Kings (Shahnameh) by the poet Ferdowsi, he was an indomitable force in ancient Persia for 500 years, undergoing many trials of combat, cunning and endurance. Although Rostam served a series of often-fickle kings, he was always his own man, committed to the greater good of Iran. His adventures are some of the best-loved of all Persian narratives and remain deeply resonant in Iranian culture. This book begins with the birth of Rostams father Zal and ends with Rostams death. The tales tell of the love between Zal and Rostams mother, the Kaboli princess…

Book details

List price: $25.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Mage Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/21/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1
Size: 4.75" wide x 7.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Abolqasem Ferdowsi(9401020) is the preeminent poet in the Persian language and one of the greatest poets of his time in any language. Dick Davisis the premier translator of Persian poetry at work today. Azar Nafisiis the author of the bestselling Reading Lolita in Tehran.

Dick Davis is an Englishman who has lived for most of his adult life outside his own country - in Greece, Italy, Iran and the United States. He is currently a professor of Persian at Ohio State University in Columbus.



Introduction


The Tale of Sam and the Simorgh


The Love of Zal And Rudabeh


The Birth of Rostam


Rostam and his Horse Rakhsh


Summary of the story of Afrasyab & Nozar


Rostam and Kay Qobad


Kay Kavus's War Against the Demons of Mazanderan


The Seven Trials of Rostam


The King of Hamaveran, & his Daughter Sudabeh


The Tragedy of Sohrab


Summary of the story of Seyavash


The Akvan Div


Summary of the story of Bizhan & Manizheh


Rostam Rescues Bizhan


Summary of the story of King Khosrow


Rostam and Esfandyar


The Death of Rostam


Index of Headings


About the Illustrations