Description: Poetics and politics of Iran's national epic, the Shāhnāmeh

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VerfasserIn:	Umīdsālār, Maḥmūd 1950-
Place / Publishing House:	New York, NY [u.a.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011
Year of Publication:	2011
Edition:	1. ed.
Language:	English
Series:	Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world
Firdausī Šāhnāma (DE-588)4211037-3
Online Access:	Contributor biographical information Klappentext Inhaltsverzeichnis Publisher description Table of contents only
Physical Description:	XVII, 254 S.; 22 cm
Notes:	Formerly CIP Uk. - Includes bibliographical references and index. - Shāhnāmah and the presumptive authority of the West -- An epic's journey -- At home : the Shāhnāmah in New Persian -- A fierce fidelity: Ferdowsi and his archetype -- Why the Shāhnāmah -- The man in the myths -- The poet, the prince, and the language -- Epic unity : the case against underanalysis -- Sibling rivalry -- Killing demons, deposing kings : the Akvān episode -- Of lusting and ousting -- Conclusion : Shāhnāmah and the tyranny of Eurocenterism Literaturverz. S. [235] - 246
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ISBN:	9780230113459
ac_no:	AC11144565
Hierarchical level:	Monograph
Statement of Responsibility:	Mahmoud Omidsalar