Poetics and Politics of Iran’s National Epic, the Sh?hn?meh

Poetics and Politics of Iran’s National Epic, the Sh?hn?meh PDF Author: M. Omidsalar
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137001283
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 276

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Book Description
This book considers some of the Western interpretations of The Shahnameh - Iran's national epic, and argues that these interpretations are not only methodologically flawed, but are also more revealing of Western concerns and anxieties about Iran than they are about the Shahnameh.