Description
Ferdowsi's classic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part history-beginning 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 amidst a turbulent sea of cultural storms. Originally written in couplets, the 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 manuscripts, lithographs, and miniatures dating from the thirteenth through the nineteenth centuries, and each panel becomes a new work of art, an exquisite collage of traditional forms.
About the Author
An Iranian sociologist and translator, Ahmad Sadri is a professor of Islamic world studies, sociology, and anthropology at Lake Forest College, and lives in Illinois. Hamid Rahmanian is a John Guggenheim Fellow and multidisciplinary artist based in New York.
Book Information
ISBN 9781631494468
Author Ferdowsi
Format Hardback
Page Count 592
Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 3066g
Dimensions(mm) 371mm * 224mm * 58mm
About the Author
An Iranian sociologist and translator, Ahmad Sadri is a professor of Islamic world studies, sociology, and anthropology at Lake Forest College, and lives in Illinois. Hamid Rahmanian is a John Guggenheim Fellow and multidisciplinary artist based in New York.
Book Information
ISBN 9781631494468
Author Ferdowsi
Format Hardback
Page Count 592
Imprint Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Weight(grams) 3066g
Dimensions(mm) 371mm * 224mm * 58mm
