| Poetics and Politics of Iran's National Epic, the Sh?hn?meh 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Omidsalar, M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349295280 ISBN-13: 9781349295289 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Middle Eastern - History | Middle East - General - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 891.551 |
| Series: Literatures and Cultures of the Islamic World |
| Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.71 lbs) 254 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |