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001 2015045006
003 DLC
005 20151124082229.0
008 151120s2016 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2015045006
020 $a9780143108320 (paperback)
040 $aDLC$beng$erda$cDLC
041 1 $aeng$hper
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPK6456.A13$bD3813 2016
082 00 $a891/.5511$223
084 $aPOE014000$aPOE008000$aPOE013000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aFirdawsī,$eauthor.
240 10 $aShāhnāmah.$lEnglish
245 10 $aShahnameh :$bthe Persian book of kings /$cAbolqasem Ferdowsi ; translated by Dick Davis ; foreword by Azar Nafisi.
263 $a1603
264 1 $aNew York :$bPenguin Books,$c2016.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aPenguin classics
520 $a"The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran--now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition --has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi's masterpiece, adding more than seventy pages of newly translated text. Davis's elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, the Shahnameh is among the greatest works of world literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Persia, from the mythical creation of the world and the dawn of Persian civilization through the seventh-century Arab conquest. The stories of the Shahnameh are deeply embedded in Persian culture and beyond, as attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. --$cProvided by publisher.
650 7 $aPOETRY / Epic.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOETRY / Ancient, Classical & Medieval.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aPOETRY / Middle Eastern.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aDavis, Dick,$d1945-$etranslator.
856 42 $3Cover image$u9780143108320.jpg