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Description edit
Among the great works of world literature, perhaps one of the least familiar to English readers is the Shahnameh: ThePersian Book of Kings , the national epic of Persia. This prodigious narrative, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between the years 980 and 1010, tells the story of pre- ... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Rostam: Add a description of this character.
- Bahram
- Zal
- Sam
- Kay Khosrow
- Kavus
- Sekandar
- Turan
- Bizhan
- Seyavash
- Dara
- Bahman
- Sohrab
- Zahhak
- Shapur
- Manuchehr
- Gudarz
- Afrasyab
- Bozorjmehr
- Nozar
- Gorgin
- Garsivaz
- Hormozd
- Mazdak
- Salm
- Faramarz
- Shirin
- Saveh Shah
- Feraydun
- Mahuy
- Monzer
- Kesra
- Esfandyar
- Shirui
- Ardavan
- Kay Qobad
- Rakhsh
- Khosrow Parviz
- Gostahm
- Rudabeh
- Manizheh
- Shangal
- Gordyeh
- Kabol
- Haftvad
- Goshtasp
- Farhad
- Sudabeh
- Sindokht
Setting & Locations edit
- Piran
- Persia
- Sea Of China
- India
- Bahrain
- Mazanderan
- Greece
- Hamaveran
- Zavolestan
- Yemen
- Rome
- White Demon
- Zabolestan
- Nushzad
- Byzantium
- Ctesiphon
- Sistan
- Balkh
- Shaghad
- Estakhr
- Pahlavi
- Qanuj
- Herat
- Egypt
- Farrokhzad
- Zoroaster
- Lohrasp
- Pashutan
- Baghdad
- Gorgsaran
- Khorasan
- Barbad
- Eblis
- Sari
- Sasan
- Keshvad
- Tochvar
- Reshnavad
- Farigis
- Khorad
- Kayanid
- Banduy
- Iraj
- Borzui
First Sentence edit
What does the Persian poet say about the first man to seek the crown of world sovereignty?
Authors & Contributors edit
- Abu'l-Qāsim Ferdowsi (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Elieser Kagan (Translator)
- Shaul Shaked (Translator)
- Dick Davis (Translator)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 891.5511
Subjects edit
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