A Story of Conquest and Adventure

A Story of Conquest and Adventure

The Large Faramarzname

  • Author: van Zutphen, Marjolijn
  • Publisher: Leiden University Press
  • Serie: Iranian Studies Series
  • ISBN: 9789087282721
  • eISBN Pdf: 9789400602779
  • Place of publication:  Holland , Netherlands
  • Year of digital publication: 2017
  • Month: March
  • Pages: 258
  • DDC: 891/.5511
  • Language: English
A Story of Conquest and Adventure: The Large Farāmarznāme presents a poem from the Persian epic cycle dated to the late eleventh century in an English prose translation for the first time. The story tells how Farāmarz, a son of the famous Shāhnāme hero Rostam, conquers several provinces of India, before setting off on an extensive voyage over sea and land, leading his troops through a number of hazardous situations in various fictional countries. Finding love and battling men, demons, and various ferocious animals, the epic hero comes to life in this riveting translation.
 
  • Cover
  • ‎Contents
  • ‎Preface
    • ‎A Note on the Transcription of Persian Names
    • ‎A Note on the Translation
  • ‎Introduction
    • ‎The Later Epics
    • ‎Farāmarz and the Farāmarznāmes
    • ‎The Text of the Large Farāmarznāme
    • ‎The Story of the Large Farāmarznāme
    • ‎In Imitation of Other Epic Heroes, Garshāsp and Eskandar
  • ‎Notes to the Introduction
  • ‎Works Cited in the Introduction
    • ‎Primary Sources
    • ‎Secondary Sources
  • ‎The Large Farāmarznāme
    • ‎Part One – Farāmarz Leads an Army to India
    • ‎Part Two – Farāmarz Goes to the Islands of India and Sees the Marvels
  • ‎Notes to the Translation
  • ‎List of Names and Places Appearing in The Large Farāmarznāme
  • ‎Index

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