Abolqasem Ferdowsi

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...

A newly revised and expanded version of the great national epic of Persia—the most complete English-language edition and definitive translation by Dick Davis. The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran is now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition. A Penguin Classic. Dick Davis—"our pre-eminent translator from the Persian" (The...