Poetics and Politics of Iran’s National Epic, the Sh?hn?meh
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, History, Middle East, Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
| Author: | M. Omidsalar | ISBN: | 9781137001283 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | November 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | M. Omidsalar |
| ISBN: | 9781137001283 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | November 16, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book considers some of the Western interpretations of The Shahnameh - Iran's national epic, and argues that these interpretations are not only methodologically flawed, but are also more revealing of Western concerns and anxieties about Iran than they are about the Shahnameh.
This book considers some of the Western interpretations of The Shahnameh - Iran's national epic, and argues that these interpretations are not only methodologically flawed, but are also more revealing of Western concerns and anxieties about Iran than they are about the Shahnameh.
