The Persian Book of Kings: An Epitome of the Shahnama of Firdawsi

by B.W. Robinson

The Shahnama, written in the tenth century by Firdawsi, is the national epic poem of Persia. It chronicles at great length (nine volumes in the full English translation, currently out of print) the reigns and deeds of the earliest Persian kings, over fifty of them, in four dynasties - the Pishdadians, Kayanians, Ashkanians, and Sasanians. This book, illustrated with early Persian paintings which depict the deeds described, presents in easily accessible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700716181
• ISBN13: 9780700716180
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"