The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam: From the Persian National Epic, the Shahname of Abol-Oasem Ferdowsi (Publications on the Near East, University of Washington, No. 3) (English and Persian Edition)
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Very Good in Very Good dust jack. Size: 6x0x9; Minimal wear, the binding is tight, the text is free of markings.; Publications On The Near East, University Of Washington, No. 3; 6.5 X 0.75 X 9.5 inches; 224 pages.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Tight, clean pages. DJ slight creases, scratch mark 1/2 inch. Completed in the eleventh century A.D. by the poet Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi, the Shahname describes in more than 80, 000 lines of verse the pre-Islamic history of Persia from mythological times down to the invasion of the armies of Islam in the mid-seventh century A.D. From this long saga, Jerome Clinton has translated into English blank verse the most famous episode, the story of Rostam and Sohrab. It is a stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia where feasting, hunting, and warring are accomplished on the most magnificent scale. Matching the English translation line by line on the facing pages is the Persian text of the poem, based on the earliest complete manuscript of the Shahname, which is preserved in the British Museum. This lyrical translation of the tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam captures the narrative power and driving rhythm of the Shahname as no other English translation has.
