The medieval reception of the Shahnama as a mirror for princes /
Nasrin Askari explores the medieval reception of Firdausī's Shāhnāma , or Book of Kings (completed in 1010 CE) as a mirror for princes. Through her examination of a wide range of medieval sources, Askari demonstrates that Firdausī's oeuvre was primarily understood as a book of wisdom and a...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2016.
Series:
Studies in Persian Cultural History
09.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.
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Call Number: PK6459
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1 The Medieval Reception of Firdausī's Shāhnāma
- 2 The Portrayal of Ardashīr in the Shāhnāma
- 3 The Wisdom of Ardashīr and His Advices in the Shāhnāma
- 4 The Ardashīr Cycle and Medieval Persian Mirrors for Princes
- Conclusion
- Bibliography of Primary Sources
- Bibliography of Secondary Sources
- Appendices
- Index.