- Hardcover: 272 pages
- Publisher: Mage Publishers (Sep 18 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0934211507
- ISBN-13: 978-0934211505
- Product Dimensions: 28.6 x 19.1 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.1 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,011,568 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The prose rendering is as smooth and polished as Davis's translations always are. The publishers outdid themselves in producing a beautiful book that is in many ways reminiscent of a medieval Persian manuscript. Illustrated with numerous paintings, details of paintings and cartouches, section headings in gold ink, flowers at chapter heads, decorative borders and many other details, the volume is a rich and evocative example of bookmaking."
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Among the masterpieces of world literature, perhaps the least familiar to English readers is the Persian book of Kings ("Shahnameh", in Persian). This prodigious national epic, composed by the poet Ferdowsi between 980 and 1010, tells the story of ancient Persia, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab-Islamic invasion in the 7th century. Translator Dick Davis combines his skills as a poet and a Ferdowsi scholar to evoke the metrical music, impact, and nuance of Ferdowsi's monumental poem. Breathtaking miniatures from the finest Persian Shahnameh manuscripts of the 16th and 17th centuries heighten the emotional impact of the text. A short afterword by the eminent art historian Stuart Cary Welch unravels the history behind these paintings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The search is over,
By Simosh "simosh" (Bombay, Maharashtra India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lion & the Throne: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Volume I (Hardcover)
I have been looking for a version of the shah nameh that both adults and children could enjoy, for years. I was first exposed to these stories as a child by my grandfather and I have never forgotten them. The Heroism, Romance and Tragedy that one is exposed to in these stories is truly exhilarating. It is simply but lyrically translated.The book also has beautiful reproductions of the persian paintings on the shah nameh which are an added treat. I eagerly await the two volumes which are yet to come.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful!!,
By Bukkene Bruse (Iowa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lion & the Throne: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Volume I (Hardcover)
In this first of three planned volumes, Dick Davis begins his effort to provide a fairly broad translation of the Shahnameh. He effectively utilizes the prosimetrum form, a mixture of verse and prose (naqqali in Farsi), where verse is used to accentuate periods of heightened tension.In addition to being a fine literary accomplishement, this series of volumes is quite beautiful and heavily illustrated throughout with reprints from 16th and 17th century manuscripts. The books are very sturdy and make for excellent display.
5.0 out of 5 stars
in fairness to the publisher,
By Jeffrey D. Sokolow (Roswell, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Lion & the Throne: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, Volume I (Hardcover)
I recently saw this book as well as the second volume in the planned three-volume set in the gift shop at the Sackler Gallery in Washington, D.C., in connection with an exhibit of art work from various Shahnameh manuscripts currently on display. In all fairness to the publisher, it should be pointed out that this is a gloriously illustrated art book, not simply a text. The full-color enlargements of miniature fragments from medieval Persian manuscipts are breathtakingly beautiful, and the high price no doubt reflects the fact that this book was very expensive to produce. It is exquisitely produced and for those who can afford it well worth the cost. The rest of us should urge our public libraries to acquire it!
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