Poet and Hero in the Persian Book of Kings 0801427800, 9780801427800
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English Pages 212 Year 1994
Table of contents :
Title......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Foreword......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 12
Introduction......Page 14
Part I - The Poet and His Poetry......Page 30
1. The Authority of Ferdowsi the Poet......Page 32
2. The Authority of Ferdowsi's Shāhnāma......Page 42
3. Ferdowsi's Oral Poetic Heritage......Page 67
Part II - The Hero......Page 86
4. Book of Kings, Epic of Heroes......Page 88
5. King and Hero, Shāh and Pahlavān......Page 108
6. Rostam, Guardian of Sovereignty......Page 123
7. The Concept of Premature and Immature Fatherhood in the Story of Rostam and Sohrāb......Page 141
8. Father-Son Dioscurism as a Model of Authority in the Shāhnāma......Page 155
9. Feasting and Fighting: Ultimate Occasions for Hero and Poet......Page 169
Conclusion......Page 181
Appendix - A Formulaic Analysis of Samples Taken from the Shāhnāma of Ferdowsi......Page 184
Bibliography......Page 196
Index......Page 206
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