The Shahnameh : the Persian epic in world literature /

The Shahnameh : the Persian epic in world literature /

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Author / Creator:Dabashi, Hamid, 1951- eauthor
Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, 2019.
Description:1 online resource
Language:English
Subject:
Firdawsī. -- Shāhnāmah.
Shāhnāmah (Firdawsī)
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12019248
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ISBN:0231544944
9780231544948
9780231183444
0231183445
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Hamid 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.
Other form:Print version: Dabashi, Hamid, 1951- eauthor. Shahnameh. New York : Columbia University Press, 2019 9780231183444

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