Tales Of Ancient Persia

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780231552813

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Samak the Ayyar by Anonim Pdf

The adventures of Samak, a trickster-warrior hero of Persia’s thousand-year-old oral storytelling tradition, are beloved in Iran. Samak is an ayyar, a warrior who comes from the common people and embodies the ideals of loyalty, selflessness, and honor—a figure that recalls samurai, ronin, and knights yet is distinctive to Persian legend. His exploits—set against an epic background of palace intrigue, battlefield heroics, and star-crossed romance between a noble prince and princess—are as deeply rooted in Persian culture as are the stories of Robin Hood and King Arthur in the West. However, this majestic tale has remained little known outside Iran. Translated from the original Persian by Freydoon Rassouli and adapted by Prince of Persia creator Jordan Mechner, this timeless masterwork can now be enjoyed by English-speaking readers. A thrilling and suspenseful saga, Samak the Ayyar also offers a vivid portrait of Persia a thousand years ago. Within an epic quest narrative teeming with action and supernatural forces, it sheds light on the lives of ordinary people and their social worlds. This is the first complete English-language version of a treasure of world culture. The translation is grounded in the twelfth-century Persian text while paying homage to the dynamic culture of storytelling from which it arose.

Author : Barbara Leonie Picard
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : UOM:39015032816038

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Tales of Ancient Persia by Barbara Leonie Picard Pdf

Persian legends of valor and heroism taken from the first part of Firdausi's Shah-Hama, and epic poem covering the history of Persia through the seventh century.

Author : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones,James Robson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134220472

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Ctesias' 'History of Persia' by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones,James Robson Pdf

Towards the end of the fifth century BC Ctesias of Cnidus wrote his 23 book History of Persia. Ctesias is a remarkable figure: he lived and worked in the Persian court and, as a doctor, tended to the world’s most powerful kings and queens. His position gave him special insight into the workings of Persian court life and access to the gossip and scandal surrounding Persian history and court politics, past and present. His History of Persia was completed at a time when the Greeks were fascinated by Persia and seems very much to cater to contemporary interest in Persian wealth and opulence, powerful Persian women, the institution of the harem, kings and queens, eunuchs and secret plots. Presented here in English translation for the first time with commentaries, Ctesias offers a fascinating insight into Persia in the fifth century BC.

Author : Barbara Leonie Picard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Tales
ISBN : OCLC:1195019925

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Tales of Ancient Persia by Barbara Leonie Picard Pdf

Author : Barbara Leonie Picard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Tales
ISBN : 0192741195

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Tales of Ancient Persia by Barbara Leonie Picard Pdf

Here are stirring tales of pre-Islamic kings and heroes, and of the conflict between Ormuzd, god of goodness and light, and Ahrim-an, god of darkness and evil. For centuries the Persians waged war against their traditional enemies the Turanians, and from this struggle came inspring stories of valour. This collection includes tales of the legendary heroes, including the great warrior Rustem, who overcame demons and dragons and tragically slew his own son in battle.

Author : Shahriar Bourbour
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0615488234

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Arash the Archer: A Story from Ancient Persia by Shahriar Bourbour Pdf

Arash lives in the city of Ray in ancient Persia. At the age of twelve he is a capable archer. His dream is to shoot an arrow far enough to mark the border between the rival empires of Persia and Tooran. He believes that Simorgh the Queen of Birds has given him a message in the form of a riddle that will help him achieve his dream. But he is unaware that Ahriman the Devil and his Deevs are plotting against him. This book is inspired by the ancient story of Arash the Swift Arrow who with a single shot sent an arrow all the way to the Oxus River and marked the border between Persia and her rival empire of Tooran. The story introduces several other characters of Persian mythology including King Hooshang, Simorgh, Zahak, Ahriman and his Deevs, as well as the Zoroastrian philosophy of the constant battle between Good and Evil, to an audience of 8 to 12 year olds. Children with or without Persian heritage, might be more attracted to the mystery and intrigue in which the heroes are children their own age. 2nd edition includes references for further reading.

Author : Firdausi
Publisher : Phoemixx Classics Ebooks
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-11-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9783986778163

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The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia by Firdausi Pdf

The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia Firdausi - The Epic of Kings, Hero Tales of Ancient Persia (The Shahnameh) is an epic poem by the Persian poet Firdausi, written between 966 and 1010 AD. Telling the past of the Persian empire, using a mix of the mythical and historical, it is regarded as a literary masterpiece. Not only important to the Persian culture, it is also important to modern day followers of the Zoroastrianism religion. It is said that the poem was Firdausi's efforts to preserve the memory of Persia's golden days, following the fall of the Sassanid empire. The poem contains, among others, mentions of the romance of Zal and Rudba, Alexander the Great, the wars with Afrsyb, and the romance of Bijan and Manijeh.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Flame Tree Collections
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1839647744

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Persian Myths & Tales by Anonim Pdf

The Shah Nameh (The Book of Kings), The Rubaiyat, The Divan, and The Gulistan (The Flower Garden) are amongst the greatest works of Persia, containing some of the most beautiful, rich and diverse language in the literary world. They rival Dante's Divine Comedy, India's Mahabharata, Sumeria's Epic of Gilgamesh and China's Dream of Red Mansions in their cultural impact, bringing to life the tales, myths and philosophy of ancient and high-medieval Persia. A fabulous concoction of verse and prose, these classical Persian texts offer stories of creation, love, conquest and the simple joy of life. The Flame Tree Gothic Fantasy, Classic Stories and Epic Tales collections bring together the entire range of myth, folklore and modern short fiction. Highlighting the roots of suspense, supernatural, science fiction and mystery stories, the books in Flame Tree Collections series are beautifully presented, perfect as a gift and offer a lifetime of reading pleasure.

Author : Matt Waters
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107652729

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Ancient Persia by Matt Waters Pdf

The Achaemenid Persian Empire, at its greatest territorial extent under Darius I (r.522–486 BCE), held sway over territory stretching from the Indus River Valley to southeastern Europe and from the western Himalayas to northeast Africa. In this book, Matt Waters gives a detailed historical overview of the Achaemenid period while considering the manifold interpretive problems historians face in constructing and understanding its history. This book offers a Persian perspective even when relying on Greek textual sources and archaeological evidence. Waters situates the story of the Achaemenid Persians in the context of their predecessors in the mid-first millennium BCE and through their successors after the Macedonian conquest, constructing a compelling narrative of how the empire retained its vitality for more than two hundred years (c.550–330 BCE) and left a massive imprint on Middle Eastern as well as Greek and European history.

Author : Firdawsī
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : OCLC:450657057

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The Epic of Kings by Firdawsī Pdf

Author : Chan Feyler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 70 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798716051706

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Persian Mythology by Chan Feyler Pdf

Persian mythology developed in what is now Iran after about 1500B.C. About a thousand years later, a religion known as Zoroastrianism emerged in the region. It held on to many of the earlier beliefs but added new themes, deities, and myths. The result was a mythology based on a dualistic vision: a cosmic conflict between good and evil. The stories which form the basis of Persian mythology come from early Persian religious belief. One refers to these - and similar stories from any culture - as "mythology" in the present day only because the theological paradigm has changed and a universe of many gods, spirits, angels, and demons has been replaced either by the monotheistic or atheistic model. In their time, however, they would have served the same basic purpose as the scripture of any religion does in modern times: to teach important spiritual and cultural values and assure people of order and meaning in the face of an often chaotic and frightening world. In this book of captivating myths from the rich culture of ancient Persia, you will encounter: The struggle between the good creator, Ahura Mazda, and the evil destroyer, Angra Mainyu The story of Ahura Mazda's creation of the world and the Blessed Immortals who guard it and keep it in existence How Yima the good shepherd enlarged the world to make room for all its creatures and then saved it from an apocalyptic winter The victory of the prophet Zarathustra over the demons sent to kill him The story of Kuyamars, the very first Persian king, and his grandson Hushang, who discovered fire The downfall of King Jamshid the Magnificent, who thought he was as powerful as God The evil Prince Zahhak, who had serpents growing out of his shoulders The fearsome but kindly Simorgh, a mythical giant bird with a lion's head The great hero Rostam and his faithful stallion, Rakhsh And more!

Author : A. T. Olmstead
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 671 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226826332

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History of the Persian Empire by A. T. Olmstead Pdf

Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek point of view. "The fullest and most reliable presentation of the history of the Persian Empire in existence."—M. Rostovtzeff

Author : Abuʾl-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9176373878

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The Epic of Kings- Hero Tales of Ancient Persia (Wisehouse Classics - The Authoritative Edition) by Abuʾl-Qasim Ferdowsi Tusi Pdf

The Shahnameh, also transliterated as Shahnama ("The Book of Kings"), is a long epic poem written by the Persian poet Ferdowsi between c. 977 and 1010 CE and is the national epic of Greater Iran. Consisting of some 50,000 "distichs" or couplets (2-line verses), the Shahnameh is the world's longest epic poem written by a single poet. It tells mainly the mythical and to some extent the historical past of the Persian Empire from the creation of the world until the Islamic conquest of Persia in the 7th century. Today Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and the greater region influenced by the Persian culture (such as Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Dagestan) celebrate this national epic. The work is of central importance in Persian culture, regarded as a literary masterpiece, and definitive of the ethno-national cultural identity of modern-day Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan. It is also important to the contemporary adherents of Zoroastrianism, in that it traces the historical links between the beginnings of the religion with the death of the last Sassanid ruler of Persia during the Muslim conquest and an end to the Zoroastrian influence in Iran.

Author : Mehry M. Reid
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781462055210

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Persian Legends by Mehry M. Reid Pdf

Persian folklore has been handed down from generation to generation for centuries in an effort to understand the past and pass on valuable lessons. Mehry M. Reid remembers sitting next to her grandmother, as she relayed captivating stories adapted to express her own feelings, hopes, and desires. These stories, which her grandmother first heard from her own mother and grandmother, began Reids fascination with the Persian legends and folktales that she has selected and reinterpreted in Persian Legends. As Reid transports readers of all ages on an unforgettable journey through ancient Persia, she highlights an eclectic group of characters comprised of people, animals, and objects that trace historical events, share legends most favored in Persian culture, and offer tales that convey their meanings in simple, often humorous ways. Take a walk with Princess Mina in the rose garden; listen to the kings storyteller; travel to the mountain of the forty virgins; discover the charm of the red diamond; and go to the crystal cave and drink from the wish fountain. Persian Legends: A Book of 101 Stories shares a memorable collection of legends and tales that provides a glimpse into Persian history, helps others appreciate ancient tales, and most importantly, preserves the legacy of folk literature for future generations.

Author : Forough-es-Saltaneh Hekmat,Yann Lovelock
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1974-01-01
Category : Folklore
ISBN : 0882060015

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Folk Tales of Ancient Persia by Forough-es-Saltaneh Hekmat,Yann Lovelock Pdf