Shahnameh

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Shahnameh is written by Firdawsī and published by Penguin Classics. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0143104934 (ISBN 10) and 9780143104933 (ISBN 13).

Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the 10th century, Shahnameh is one of the most important pieces of Persian literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, beginning in the mythic time of Creation and continuing forward to the Arab invasion in the seventh century. The sweep and psychological depth of the Shahnameh is nothing less than magnificent. Now one of the greast translators of Persian poetry, Dick Davis, presents Ferdowsi's masterpiece in an elegant combination of prose and verse.