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Shahrokh Meskoob was one of Iran's leading intellectuals and a
preeminent scholar of Persian literary traditions, language, and
cultural identity. In The Ant's Gift, Meskoob applies his insight
and considerable analytical skills to the Shahnameh, the national
epic of Iran completed in 1010 by the poet Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi.
Tracing Iran's history from its first mythical king to the fall of
the Sasanian dynasty, the Shahnameh includes myths, romance,
history, and political theory. Meskoob sheds new light on this
seminal work of Persian culture, identifying the story as at once a
historical and poetic work. While previous criticism of the
Shahnameh has focused on its linguistic importance and its role in
Iranian nationalism, Meskoob draws attention to the work's
pre-Islamic cultural origins.
Shahrokh Meskoob was one of Iran's leading intellectuals and a
preeminent scholar of Persian literary traditions, language, and
cultural identity. In The Ant's Gift, Meskoob applies his insight
and considerable analytical skills to the Shahnameh, the national
epic of Iran completed in 1010 by the poet Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi.
Tracing Iran's history from its first mythical king to the fall of
the Sasanian dynasty, the Shahnameh includes myths, romance,
history, and political theory. Meskoob sheds new light on this
seminal work of Persian culture, identifying the story as at once a
historical and poetic work. While previous criticism of the
Shahnameh has focused on its linguistic importance and its role in
Iranian nationalism, Meskoob draws attention to the work's
pre-Islamic cultural origins.
The celebrated and beloved fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafez
continues to play an essential role in the lives of Iranians today.
For centuries, scholars have studied his work, exploring both his
life and his deeply moving poetry of love, spirituality, and
protest. Yet, Shahrokh Meskoob is one of the first scholars to take
an innovative approach to Hafez's poetry. Meskoob goes beyond a
linguistic and rhetorical analysis of Hafez's poetry in the Divan
to access the interior thoughts of the poet and summon his spirit
in the process of understanding Hafez's mysticism.
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