Encyclopedia Iranica

Encyclopedia Iranica
Author: Ehsan Yarshater
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 112
Release: 1982
Genre: Iran
ISBN: 9780710090904

Encyclopædia Iranica

Encyclopædia Iranica
Author: Ehsan Yarshater
Publisher:
Total Pages: 738
Release: 1982
Genre: History
ISBN:

This encyclopedia presents alphabetically arranged scholarly articles "on topics of archeological, geographic, ethnographic, historical, artistic, literary, religious, linguistic, philosophical, scientific, and folkloric interest. ... The time span covered ... extends from prehistory to the present; however, biographies of living persons are excluded." -- Introduction.

Solving Riddles and Untying Knots

Solving Riddles and Untying Knots
Author: Jonas Carl Greenfield
Publisher: Eisenbrauns
Total Pages: 716
Release: 1995
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780931464935

Jonas Greenfield was one of the foremost epigraphers and biblical scholars of this generation. This volume, dedicated to Professor Greenfield by his students, colleagues, and friends, reflects the broad spectrum of academic interests he pursued: Bible, Qumran, epigraphy, and Semitics.

Shahnameh

Shahnameh
Author: Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1041
Release: 2016-03-08
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1101993235

The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran—now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition A Penguin Classic Dick Davis—“our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (The Washington Post)—has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi’s masterpiece, adding more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis’s elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, the Shahnameh is among the greatest works of world literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Persia, from the mythical creation of the world and the dawn of Persian civilization through the seventh-century Arab conquest. The stories of the Shahnameh are deeply embedded in Persian culture and beyond, as attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.