The Oral Background of Persian Epics : : Storytelling and Poetry.

This book proposes a set of criteria for determining the extent to which oral tradition influences written Persian epics. The criteria are applied to Persian epics, the Shâh-nâme (c. 1000) and the Garshâsp-nâme (c. 1064-66).

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Superior document:Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures Series ; v.26
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Place / Publishing House:Boston : : BRILL,, 2003.
©2003.
Year of Publication:2003
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Brill Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures Series
Physical Description:1 online resource (218 pages)
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Summary:This book proposes a set of criteria for determining the extent to which oral tradition influences written Persian epics. The criteria are applied to Persian epics, the Shâh-nâme (c. 1000) and the Garshâsp-nâme (c. 1064-66).
ISBN:9004502688
Hierarchical level:Monograph