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oapen-20.500.12657-224962024-03-22T19:23:14Z A Story of Conquest and Adventure van Zutphen, Marjolijn Literature Persia eleventh century poetry epic cycle The Large Farāmarznāme thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DB Ancient, classical and medieval texts The Large Farāmarznāme (Farāmarznāme-ye bozorg), a poem from the Persian epic cycle dated to the late eleventh century, is hereby published for the first time in an English translation, in prose. The story tells how Farāmarz, a son of the famous Shāhnāme hero Rostam, conquers several provinces of India, before setting off on an extensive voyage over sea and land, leading his troops through a number of hazardous situations in various fictional countries. As a true epic hero, he displays his prowess in battle and in single combat against men, demons and various ferocious animals, in addition to experiencing a number of marvelous and romantic adventures. This critical edition contributes to our understanding of post-Firdawsian Persian epic. The translation of this work into a Western language is therefore an invaluable source of reference for further scholarship. 2020-03-13 03:00:34 2020-04-01T06:51:43Z 2020-04-01T06:51:43Z 2017-03-01 book 1007658 9789400602779;978940060 278 6 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22496 eng Iranian Studies Series application/pdf application/epub+zip n/a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1007658.pdf 9789400602786.epub Leiden University Press 10.24415/9789087282721 103887 10.24415/9789087282721 276c53fd-5f1d-4065-9fce-9628863ddca8 b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9789400602779;978940060 278 6 Leiden 103887 KU Select 2019: HSS Backlist Books Knowledge Unlatched open access
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The Large Farāmarznāme (Farāmarznāme-ye bozorg), a poem from the Persian epic cycle dated to the late eleventh century, is hereby published for the first time in an English translation, in prose. The story tells how Farāmarz, a son of the famous Shāhnāme hero Rostam, conquers several provinces of India, before setting off on an extensive voyage over sea and land, leading his troops through a number of hazardous situations in various fictional countries. As a true epic hero, he displays his prowess in battle and in single combat against men, demons and various ferocious animals, in addition to experiencing a number of marvelous and romantic adventures.
This critical edition contributes to our understanding of post-Firdawsian Persian epic. The translation of this work into a Western language is therefore an invaluable source of reference for further scholarship.
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