TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dabashi,Hamid
TI  - The Shahnameh: the Persian epic in world literature 
SN  - 9780231544948
AV  - PK6459 .S534 2019
PY  - 2019///
CY  - New York
PB  - Columbia University Press
KW  - Firdawsī --
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 2; Introduction --; The Persian epics --; Ferdowsi the poet --; The book of kings --; Epics and empires --; Conclusion; 2; b
N2  - Hamid Dabashi insightfully traces the history, authorship, poetic significance, complicated legacy, and enduring significance of the Iranian epic poem the Shahnameh. In addition to explaining what makes it such a distinctive literary work, he makes a powerful case that we need to rethink the notion of "world literature" in light of the Shahnameh
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