Poet and hero in the Persian Book of Kings /
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| Author / Creator: | Davidson, Olga M. |
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| Imprint: | Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1994. |
| Description: | xiii, 197 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Myth and poetics |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1839775 |
Table of Contents:
- Foreword / Gregory Nagy
- Pt. I. The Poet and His Poetry. 1. The Authority of Ferdowsi the Poet. 2. The Authority of Ferdowsi's Shahnama. 3. Ferdowsi's Oral Poetic Heritage
- Pt. II. The Hero. 4. Book of Kings, Epic of Heroes. 5. King and Hero, Shah and Pahlavan. 6. Rostam, Guardian of Sovereignty. 7. The Concept of Premature and Immature Fatherhood in the Story of Rostam and Sohrab. 8. Father-Son Dioscurism as a Model of Authority in the Shahnama. 9. Feasting and Fighting: Ultimate Occasions for Hero and Poet. Appendix: A Formulaic Analysis of Samples Taken from the Shahnama of Ferdowsi.