The Tragedy of Sohráb and Rostám
Subtitle: from the Persian national epic, the Shahname of Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi
By: translated by Jerome W. Clinton.
Contributors: Clinton, Jerome W.
Edition: Rev. ed.
Series: Publications on the Near East, University of Washington -- 3
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Seattle; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Work titles: Rustam va Suhrāb. English & Persian.
Description: The great Persian classic known as the Shahname, or Book of Kings, completed in the eleventh century A.D. by the poet Abol-Qasem Ferdowsi, describes the pre-Islamic history of Persia from mythological times down to the invasion of the armies of Islam in the mid-seventh century A.D. From this long saga, Jerome W. Clinton has translated into English blank verse the most famous episode, the tragic story of Sohrab and Rostam.

In this new edition, Clinton has revised and corrected his translation to make it more fluent and idiomatic, capturing more closely the narrative power of the original poem. The Persian text appears on facing pages.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-190).

Persian text with parallel English translation.