put him in great hardship during his lifetime‚ but won him fame and honor for one of the greatest poetic masterpieces of all time: the Shahnameh. Firdausi was born in the province of Tus‚ some 12 miles northeast of present-day Meshed. A land that had been controlled by the Islamic religion and the Arabs for about 300 years. It was with the writing of the Shahnameh (Book of Kings) by Firdausi that Persian literary influence began to grow in a nonpolitical way in the Arab world. Firdausi was just the
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Ferdowsi (فردوسی; also spelled as Firdausi; 940–1020 CE) was a highly revered Persian poet. He was the author of the Shahnameh‚ the national epic of Iran and related societies. The Shahnameh was originally composed by Ferdowsi for the princes of the Samanid dynasty‚ who were responsible for a revival of Persian cultural traditions after the Arab invasion of the seventh century. The Shahnameh chronicles the legendary history of the pre-Islamic kings of Iran from Keyumars to Yazdegerd III. Ferdowsi continued
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1|Page Background The Shahnameh or Shah-nama "The Book of Kings") is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 AD and is the national epic of the Iran (Persia) and the Persian speaking world. Consisting of some 50‚000 verses‚[1] the Shahnameh tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian empire from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century. Today Iran‚ Persian speakers of the neighboring
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Ferdowsi Tusi Hakim Abul-Qasim Ferdowsi is a well-known Persian poet who lived a life that will forever be told as a heroic tale. Ferdowsi created one of the most significant literary works of Iran called the Shahnameh. By generating this national epic‚ Ferdowsi displayed great knowledge of the ancient legends of Persia and has passed down these historic stories to modern Persians today. Ferdowsi (940 – 1020Ad) was born in Tus‚ a small town in North Eastern Iran‚ into a family of landowners
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grew up reading mostly folktales from authors in the Middle East such as The Shahnameh by the Persian poet Ferdowsi which was a collective of epic poems about mythical and historical past of Iran. My favourite story from the Shahnameh is the Story of Rostam‚ the national mythical hero of Iran who is called the champion of champions. I recommend anyone who is interested in Classic Folklore literature to check out the Shahnameh. Fantasy creates another world for characters and readers‚ asking that
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Zahak‚ The Dragon King This Iranian myth entitled: “Zahak‚ the Dragon King” taken from Firdawsi Shahnamehtell’s epic “The Book of Kings” tells us a story about the Persian throne. It begins with a summary of the situation; the ruler of Iran‚ Jamshid is a great leader who has brought numerous technological advancements‚ social structure‚ and health to the people of Iran until one rued day; called Na Ruz‚ when he tells nobles that they should bow to him for he is so great and his thriving kingdom
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Unquestionably‚ Norooz is one of the prominent hallmarks of the Persian culture and Iranian civilization. It represents the glory and magnificence of ancient Iran and manifests a sense of national pride and dignity for Iranians. Ferdowsi in Shahnameh says that when the legendary‚ prehistoric Iranian king Jamshid Jam conquered the world and ascended the throne‚ he declared that day as Norooz. On that day‚ Iranians from across the country would come to visit Persepolis (the ancient capital of the
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Abolqasem Ferdowsi’s In the Dragon’s Claws: The Story of Rostam & Esfandiyar from the Persian Book of Kings‚ is a story that comes from the Shahnameh‚ a book containing many different narratives detailing Iranian history and mythology. The story In the Dragon’s Claws presents two heroes of Iran‚ Rostam and Esfandiyār‚ who are victims of fate. The story traces the power struggle between Rostam and Esfandiyār‚ as well as the power struggle between Esfandiyār and his father Goshtāsp‚ the Shah of Iran
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Zoroastrianism is a religion founded back in ancient times by the prophet Zarathusht‚ or as the Greeks call him Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism was the dominant religion in the world and was the most powerful world religion during the time of Jesus. It had a major influence on other religions and is still practiced around the world. Zoroastrianism is very important in history of religion because of the connection to both of the Western Abrahamic and Eastern Dharmic religious traditions. Some scholars
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A Comparative Study of the Translation of Image Metaphors of Color in the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi By Anousheh Shabani‚ Isfahan University‚ Iran Become a member of TranslationDirectory.com at just 6 EUR/month (paid per year) Advertisements: | | Abstract Metaphors are taken to be the most fundamental form of figurative language‚ carrying the assumption that terms literally connected with one object can be transferred to another object. A writer/speaker uses metaphor more often than
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