A Story of Conquest and Adventure : The Large Farāmarznāme / Marjolijn van Zutphen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zutphen, Marjolijn van (Marjolijn Elisabeth), 1973- author.

Series:

Iranian Studies Series.

Iranian Studies Series

Language:

English

Genre:

Anthologies.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 pages).

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Large Farāmarznāme (Farāmarznāme-ye bozorg), a poem from the Persian epic cycle dated to the late eleventh century, is hereby published for the first time in an English translation, in prose. The story tells how Farāmarz, a son of the famous Shāhnāme hero Rostam, conquers several provinces of India, before setting off on an extensive voyage over sea and land, leading his troops through a number of hazardous situations in various fictional countries. As a true epic hero, he displays his prowess in battle and in single combat against men, demons and various ferocious animals, in addition to experiencing a number of marvelous and romantic adventures. This critical edition contributes to our understanding of post-Firdawsian Persian epic. The translation of this work into a Western language is therefore an invaluable source of reference for further scholarship.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2019: HSS Backlist Books

BiblioBoard internal publisher id: 103887

ISBN:

9789400602779

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.24415/9789087282721

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access