The Shahnameh: The Persian Epic as World Literature
Hamid DabashiHamid Dabashi insightfully traces the history, authorship, poetic significance, complicated legacy, and enduring significance of the Iranian epic poem the Shahnameh. In addition to explaining what makes it such a distinctive literary work, he makes a powerful case that we need to rethink the notion of “world literature” in light of the Shahnameh.
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Year:
2019
Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Language:
english
ISBN 10:
0231544944
ISBN 13:
9780231544948
File:
PDF, 10.09 MB
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english, 2019