Epic and Sedition: The Case of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh
Iran's national epic, the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, has traditionally been regarded by both Persians and Westerners as a poem celebrating the the central role of monarchy in Persian history. In this groundbreaking book, Dick Davis argues that the poem is far more than a patriotic chronicle of kingly deeds. Rather, it is a subtle and highly ambiguous discussion of authority, and far from being a celebration of monarchy, its most famous episodes and heroes amount to a radical critique of the institution. Davis demonstrates that the public world of kingly authority is shadowed in the poem by a series of tragic father-son relationships, and that in…
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- ISBN: 978-1-933823-05-8
- EAN: 9781933823058
- Produktnummer: 2455092
- Verlag: Mage Publ Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2006
- Seitenangabe: 260 S.
- Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 331 g
- Gewicht: 331
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