Poetics and politics of Iran's national epic, the Shahnameh

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Poetics and politics of Iran's national epic, the Shahnameh

Mahmoud Omidsalar

(Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world / edited by Hamid Dabashi)

Palgrave Macmillan, 2011

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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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.

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Shahnameh and the Presumptive Authority of the West An Epic's Journey At Home: The Shahnameh in New Persian A Fierce Fidelity: Ferdowsi and 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

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