Faramarz, the Sistani hero
Subtitle: texts and traditions of the Faramarzname and the Persian epic cycle
By: by Marjolijn van Zutphen
Series: Studies in Persian cultural history -- volume 6
Publisher: Brill; Brill Academic Pub
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Leiden
Language: eng
Number of pages: 772
ISBN-13: 9789004268265; 9789004268289
Subjects: Persian Epic poetry; History and criticism
Description: In Farāmarz, the Sistāni Hero, Marjolijn van Zutphen discusses the manuscripts, storylines and main themes of the shorter and the longer Farāmarznāme (c. 1100), in relation to Ferdowsi's Shāhnāme and several other later maṡnawis about the warriors from Sistān (the Persian Epic Cycle). Farāmarz, a secondary figure of the Shāhnāme, gained importance in later epic traditions and as the invincible protagonist of both Farāmarznāmes reached a status that equalled, if not surpassed, that of his famous father Rostam. Van Zutphen further shows how Farāmarz displays parallels to the fictional figures of Garshāsp (his ancestor) and Eskandar and argues that some story elements of Farāmarz's Indian conquest may be rooted in historical events from both the Parthian and the Ghaznawid period.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 734-749) and index.