The medieval reception of the Shāhnāma 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 an...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016] |
| Series: | Studies in Persian cultural history ;
v. 9. |
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| Online Access: | Available in ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete. |