The Shahnama of Firdausi, Vol. 3
Arthur George Warner and Edmond Warner (trans.) · 1908
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Volume 3 of the Warner brothers' Shahnama of Firdausi appeared in 1908, the third of nine volumes in the first complete English version. Firdausi wrote the Persian Book of Kings around 1000, drawing on older chronicles and oral tales. Arthur and Edmond Warner turned the long poem into English verse and prose summary.
Heroes, kings, and demons move through battles and feasts as the epic's early ages unfold. The translation notes names, places, and variant tales for careful readers. Taken with its companion volumes, this part keeps the long chain of Persian kings unbroken in English. It shows the scale of the task the Warners took on and sustained for two decades.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Arthur George Warner and Edmond Warner (trans.) |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1908 |
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 588989 |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | Public Domain |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Internet Archive |
Source: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.102318