Poetics and Politics of Iran’s National Epic, the Sh?hn?meh [electronic resource] /
Omidsalar, M.author.
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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Shāhnāmah and the presumptive authority of the West -- An epic's journey -- At home : the Shāhnāmah in New Persian -- A fierce fidelity: Ferdowsi and his archetype -- Why the Shāhnāmah -- 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 Akvān episode -- Of lusting and ousting -- Conclusion : Shāhnāmah and the tyranny of Eurocenterism.
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.
Firdawsi.
Literature   .
Religion and sociology.
Middle East—History.
Literature, Modern—20th century.
Poetry.
Islam.
Postcolonial/World Literature.
Sociology of Religion.
History of the Middle East.
Twentieth-Century Literature.
Poetry and Poetics.
Islam.