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. MAHMOUD OMIDSALAR Librarian at UCLA, USA, and he received a PhD from Berkeley, USA. INDICE: Shahnameh and the Presumptive Authority of the West - An Epic's Journey - At Home: The Shahnameh in New Persian - A Fierce Fidelity: Ferdowsiand his Archetype - Why the Shahnameh? - The Man in the Myths - The Poet, the Prince, and the Language - Epic Unity: The Case Against Underanalysis - Sibling Rivalry - Killing Demons, Deposing Kings: The Akvan Episode - Of Lusting and Ousting - Conclusion: Shahnameh and the Tyranny of Eurocenterism -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-11345-9
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés