Ferdowsi's epic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part history-it begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history. It contains magical birds, and superhuman heroes, and centuries-long battles. Written over 1,000 years ago, it was meant to protect Persian collective memory amdist a turbulent sea cultural storms. Originally written in couplets, the new translation and adaptation by Ahmad Sadri retells the mythological tales in prose format. The spectacular illustrations in this edition were created from elements culled from thousands of illuminated manuscripts, lithographs, and miniatures dating from the thirteenth through nineteenth centuries, each panel becomes a new work of art, an exquisite collage of traditional forms.
- ISBN10 1593720513
- ISBN13 9781593720513
- Publish Date 20 May 2013 (first published 1 December 2004)
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 15 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint The Quantuck Lane Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 592
- Language English