Poetics and politics of Iran's national epic, the Shahnameh

Select an Action

Title:

Author:

Omidsalar, Mahmoud, 1950-

ISBN:

9780230113459

Personal Author:

Omidsalar, Mahmoud, 1950-

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication Information:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Physical Description:

xvii, 254 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Series:

Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world

Contents:

Shāhnāmah and the presumptive authority of the West -- An epic's journey -- At home : the Shāhnāmah in New Persian -- A fierce fidelity: Ferdowsi and his archetype -- Why the Shāhnāmah -- The man in the myths -- The poet, the prince, and the language -- Epic unity : the case against underanalysis -- Sibling rivalry -- Killing demons, deposing kings : the Akvān episode -- Of lusting and ousting -- Conclusion : Shāhnāmah and the tyranny of Eurocenterism.

Personal Subject:

Firdawsī. Shāhnāmah.

Subject Term:

Epic poetry, Persian -- History and criticism.

National characteristics, Iranian.

East and West.

Geographic Term:

Iran -- Civilization.

Copies:

Available:*

Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:IIEMSA	1:GEN-BOOK	33168025554342	891.5511 O.55P 2011	1	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

This book considers some of the Western interpretations of The Shahnameh - Iran's national epic, and argues that these interpretations are not only methodologically flawed, but are also more revealing of Western concerns and anxieties about Iran than they are about the Shahnameh.