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10%OFFAbol-Qasem Ferdowsi - The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam - 9780295975672 - V9780295975672
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The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam

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Description for The Tragedy of Sohrab and Rostam Paperback. A stark and classic tragedy set against the exotic backdrop of a mythological Persia Translator(s): Clinton, Jerome W. (Former Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University). Series: Publications on the Near East. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; DCF; DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 341.

The tyrannical monster Zahhak upon whose shoulder grew serpents that feasted daily on the brains of Iran’s youth; the giant hero Rostam who vanquished entire armies with his immense strength and military prowess; the inept Shah Kay Kavus whose greed and vanity brought incessant warfare and misery to the land he ruled; the bold princess Rudabe who defied two armies to pledge her love to the Iranian hero Zal--these are but a few of the charters who inhabit the world of the great Persian classic known as the Shahname, or Book of Kings. Completed in the eleventh century A.D. by ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Publications on the Near East
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295975672
SKU
V9780295975672
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