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Rostam
Tales of Love and War from the Shahnameh
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This titan, renowned for his unmatched strength and courage, served various Persian kings yet remained loyal only to the nation's highest ideals.
The story follows his trials in combat and cunning, revealing a figure central to Iranian mythology and world folklore.
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Ideal for readers interested in historical fiction, world mythology, and Iranian culture, as well as those seeking classic literature with rich cultural heritage.
Rostam is Iran's greatest mythological hero, a Persian Hercules, magnificent in strength and courage. His adventures are some of the most beloved of all Persian narratives and remain deeply resonant in Iranian culture. This book begins with the birth of Rostam's father Zal and ends with Rostam's death.
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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.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout world history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780143105893
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 29 September 2009
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Contributors:
- Translated by Dick Davis
- Introduction by Dick Davis
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 19.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 261g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Abolqasem Ferdowsi was born in Khorasan in a village near Tus in 940. His great epic, Shahnameh, was originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan. Ferdowsi died around 1020 in poverty. Dick Davis is currently professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, and Sunset of Empire- Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Vols. I, II, III.
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