| The Story of Barzu: As Told by Two Storytellers from Boysun, Uzbekistan Contributor(s): Berg Van Den, Gabrielle (Editor), Rahmoni, Ravshan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9087281161 ISBN-13: 9789087281168 Publisher: Leiden University Press OUR PRICE: $60.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Amsterdam University Press - Iranian Studies from Leiden Uni |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.1" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the village of Pasurxi, near Boysun in the Surxandaryo region of contemporary Uzbekistan, a vivid oral tradition exists on the basis of stories from the Persian Book of Kings or Sohnoma (Shahnama), composed more than a thousand years ago by the poet Firdavsi (Ferdowsi). These stories deal with the hero Barzu who is presented in the stories from Boysun as the offspring of Suhrob, one of the most tragic heroes of the Sohnoma, and his father, the legendary champion Rustam, ruler of Sistan. The storytellers Jura Kamol and Mullo Ravsan composed two different versions of the story of Barzu in Tajik. The stories have been recorded, transcribed and analysed by Ravshan Rahmoni and translated by Gabrielle van den Berg. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rahmoni, Ravshan: - Ravshan Rahmoni is professor of Tajik literature at the University of Dushanbe, Tajikistan.Van Den Berg, Gabrielle: - Gabrielle van den Bergis lecturer in Persian at Leiden University. |
