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Dick Davis, "our pre-eminent translator from the Persian"
(Washington Post) has revised and expanded his highly-praised
translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, including more than 100
pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of
prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shanameh to sing its own
tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly-marked
explanations to ease along modern readers. Among the greatest works
of world literature, this prodigious narrative, composed by the
poet Ferdowsi in the late tenth century, tells the story of
pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of creation and
continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century.
The tyrannical monster Zahhak upon whose shoulder grew serpents
that feasted daily on the brains of Iran's youth; the giant hero
Rostam who vanquished entire armies with his immense strength and
military prowess; the inept Shah Kay Kavus whose greed and vanity
brought incessant warfare and misery to the land he ruled; the bold
princess Rudabe who defied two armies to pledge her love to the
Iranian hero Zal--these are but a few of the charters who inhabit
the world of the great Persian classic known as the Shahname, or
Book of Kings. Completed in the eleventh century A.D. by the poet
Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi, the Shahname describes in more than 80,000
lines of verse the pre-Islamic history of Persia from mythological
times down to the invasion of the armies of Islam in the
mid-seventh century A.D. From this long saga, Jerome Clinton has
translated into English blank verse the most famous episode, the
story of Rostam and Sohrab. It is a stark and classic tragedy set
against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia where
feasting, hunting, and warring are accomplished on the most
magnificent scale. Matching the English translation line by line on
the facing pages is the Persian text of the poem, based on the
earliest complete manuscript of the Shahname, which is preserved in
the British Museum. This lyrical translation of the tragedy of
Sohrab and Rostam captures the narrative power and driving rhythm
of the Shahname as no other English translation has. His rendering
into modern blank verse is both faithful to the original and
pleasing to the ear of the contemporary reader.
Shahnameh is a lengthy epic poem which vividly intertwines the
mythical and historical history of Persia, thereby enchanting and
impressing readers for many centuries. Originally composed by
Abolqasem Ferdowsi in the 10th century, the Shahnameh enjoys the
distinction of being the longest epic poem by a single author in
existence. The verses took Ferdowsi over three decades to complete.
Although it draws heavily from established mythology and the
historical archives of Persia, Ferdowsi also imbues the poem's
story with his own vivid inventions and plot devices. The entire
poem is intended as a history of Persia from the earliest times
until the Islamic Conquest of the country, which occurred about 350
years before Ferdowsi composed his epic. The verses proceed
chronologically, beginning with the creation of the Earth, through
the establishment of Zoroastrianism as the first monotheistic faith
in the region, with the principle characters being various great
generals and rulers.
Shahnameh is a lengthy epic poem which vividly intertwines the
mythical and historical history of Persia, thereby enchanting and
impressing readers for many centuries. Originally composed by
Abolqasem Ferdowsi in the 10th century, the Shahnameh enjoys the
distinction of being the longest epic poem by a single author in
existence. The verses took Ferdowsi over three decades to complete.
Although it draws heavily from established mythology and the
historical archives of Persia, Ferdowsi also imbues the poem's
story with his own vivid inventions and plot devices. The entire
poem is intended as a history of Persia from the earliest times
until the Islamic Conquest of the country, which occurred about 350
years before Ferdowsi composed his epic. The verses proceed
chronologically, beginning with the creation of the Earth, through
the establishment of Zoroastrianism as the first monotheistic faith
in the region, with the principle characters being various great
generals and rulers.
"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 presented here.
The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great
national epic
No understanding of world mythology is complete without
acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero.
According to the "Shahnameh "(the tenth-century "Book of Kings"),
this titan, magnificent in strength and courage, bestrode Persia
for 500 years. While he often served fickle kings?undergoing many
trials of combat, cunning, and endurance?he was never their servant
and owed allegiance only to his nation's greater good. Anyone
interested in folklore, world literature, or Iranian culture will
find "Rostam" both a rousing and illuminating read.
The selected adventures of Persia's Hercules, from Iran's great
national epic
No understand ing of world mythology is complete without
acquaintance with Rostam, Iran's most celebrated mythological hero.
According to the "Shahnameh "(the tenth-century "Book of Kings"),
this titan, magnificent in strength and courage, bestrode Persia
for 500 years. While he often served fickle kings?undergoing many
trials of combat, cunning, and endurance?he was never their servant
and owed allegiance only to his nation's greater good. Anyone
interested in folklore, world literature, or Iranian culture will
find "Rostam" both a rousing and illuminating read.
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
Rudabeh; of Rostams miraculous birth, aided by the magical bird
Simorgh; of Rostams youth and the selection of his trusty horse
Rakhsh; of his affair with Princess Tahmineh, the birth of their
son Sohrab, and, after Sohrab grows into a mighty warrior himself,
the tragic confrontation between father and son. The tales conclude
with Rostams war against demons, his seven trials, his rescue of
Prince Bizhan, and finally his battle, both intellectual and
physical, with the ambitious and religiously-driven prince
Esfandyar.
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