Persian Myths & Legends -

Persian Myths & Legends

Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters

J.K. Jackson (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
416 Seiten
2023
Flame Tree Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-80417-325-1 (ISBN)
13,70 inkl. MwSt
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. The great works of Persia contain some of the most beautiful language in the literary world. The Shah Nameh, Masnavi-e Ma’navi, the Anvar-i Suhayli fables and more, rival Dante's Divine Comedy, India's Mahabharata and Sumeria's Epic of Gilgamesh in their cultural impact, bringing to life the tales of Ancient Persia.
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From such texts as the Shah Nameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Masnavi-e Ma’navi, the Anvar-i Suhayli fables and works by the great poet Nizāmī, come ancient tales of a civilization that once stretched across the known world. Find here the wonderful stories of the magical bird the Simurgh, the Seven Labours of Rustem, the evil demon onager-giant Akwán Díw and the tragic romance of Laili and Majnun. Persian literature is amongst the most beautiful and inventive of all cultures, offering a joyful read of creation, love and conquest.


Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

Dr. Sahba Shayani is Senior Lecturer in Persian at the University of Oxford. He holds a PhD in Persian literature from the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on the role of women and women's agency in premodern Persian epic romance poetry, specifically Ferdowsi’s Shāhnāmeh (1010 CE), Gorgāni’s Vis o Rāmin (1050–1055 CE) and Nezāmi’s Khosrow o Shirin (1191 CE). Jackson is General Editor of The World's Greatest Myths and Legends series, with titles including 'Myths of Babylon', 'Indian Myth', 'Egyptian Myth', 'Norse Myth' and 'Polynesian Island Myth'. He is editor of 'Myths and Legends' and foreword writer for 'Celtic Myths and Tales'. Other related work includes articles on the Philosophy of Time, 'Macbeth, A Gothic Chaos' and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Flame Tree Collector's Editions
Einführung Dr. Sahba Shayani
Zusatzinfo 3 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 110 x 168 mm
Themenwelt Literatur Historische Romane
Literatur Romane / Erzählungen
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Altertum / Antike
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10 1-80417-325-8 / 1804173258
ISBN-13 978-1-80417-325-1 / 9781804173251
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