The Kushnameh : the Persian epic of Kush the Tusked

Author(s)

• Īrānshāh ibn Abī al-Khayr, active 11th century
• Hemmat, Kaveh L.
• Lee, Hee-Soo

Bibliographic Information

The Kushnameh : the Persian epic of Kush the Tusked

Iranshah ibn Abu'l-Khayr ; introduced by Kaveh L. Hemmat and Hee Soo Lee ; translated by Kaveh L. Hemmat ; edited by Hee Soo Lee

（World literature in translation）

University of California Press, [2022] , , c2022

• : paperback

Other Title

Kūshnāmah

کوشنامه

Note

Content Type: text (ncrcontent), Media Type: unmediated (ncrmedia), Carrier Type: volume (ncrcarrier)

"The present translation is based on the sole manuscript of the Kushnameh, held in the British Library, OR 2780."--page ix

Bibliography: pages 29-34

Includes index

"The first English translation of this action-packed Persian epic follows an evil, monstrous king, explores questions of nature and nurture, and brings to life the global middle ages"--Back cover

Details

• NCID: BD10259376
• ISBN:
  • 9780520385306
• LCCN: 2021038164
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Original Language Code: per
• Place of Publication: Oakland
• Pages/Volumes: ix, 421 pages
• Size: 20 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PK6477.I68
  • DC23 : 891/.5511
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Epic poetry, Persian -- Translations into English
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BC10423880