Additional Information
Weight | 3500 g |
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Size | 1400 Pages |
Place of Production | Tehran, Iran |
Code of Product | MOD8110 |
Satisfaction of Users | 90% |
Handmade | Yes |
€254.00
The Shahnameh lit. ’ ‘The Book of Kings”) is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 “distichs” or couplets (two-line verses), the Shahnameh is one of the world’s longest epic poems. It tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian Empire from the creation of the world until the Muslim conquest in the seventh century. Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and the greater region influenced by Persian culture such as Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Dagestan celebrate this national epic.
Shahnameh Poem by Ferdowsi (Bilingual Persian and English) is one of the books that all poetry lovers should have this book.
This edition has all poems in Persian, but not all of them have been translated to English. We recommend all Shahnameh lovers to have two other editions too. They are Shahnameh Poem by Ferdowsi (English) High Quality Printed and Shahnameh Poem by Ferdowsi (Translated in English) (Pocket size) . You will have a complete perspective of this valuable literary work.
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