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Treasure. Shah Namah alone is essential literature. Would be even interested also in digital collections of Persia circa 500 BC. During Achæmenian dynasty, Zor
by ArtWomb 8y ago
Treasure. Shah Namah alone is essential literature.
Would be even interested also in digital collections of Persia circa 500 BC. During Achæmenian dynasty, Zorastrian priesthood, Kingdom of Bactria, the origins of Dualism ;)
- brianjoseff 8y agoAny preferred english translation for shahnameh? Would love to gain some exposure to foundational Persian literature.
- theobeers 8y agoDick Davis’ translation is currently the standard.
- mars4rp 8y agoif you are into audio books, this will be nice. it is narrated by Francis Ford Coppola! https://www.amazon.com/Shahnameh-Epic-Persian-Kings/dp/B078JMPS1H https://www.amazon.com/Shahnameh-Epic-Persian-Kings/dp/B078J...
- lloydde 8y agoIt looks like Coppola narrated only the introduction. One Marc Thompson is the narrator.
- pohaku 8y agoMost current-day readers might prefer Davis, but the best in my eyes is that by the two brothers Warner: "Between 1905 and 1925, the brothers Arthur and Edmond Warner published a translation of the complete work in nine volumes, now out of print." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahnameh I read classical Persian, I've read most of the Shahnameh in Persian and taught parts of it to English-speakers, and have been amazed by the art of the Warner's work and the depth of their understanding.
- pohaku 8y agoI should have mentioned that the Warner's translations are available on-line. Here's V 1: https://archive.org/details/shahnama01firduoft/page/n6 https://archive.org/details/shahnama01firduoft/page/n6