Summary of Shahnameh in Persian Prose

File information and download instruction The eBook file is in Fixed layout You are not able to adjust the size of the text If your device is capable you may be able to zoom in and out of the pages After the payment is made click on the DOWNLOAD NOW button on the screen Select which file is compatible with your device and save it on your local drive If you are using an eBook device to read the file but access your email through the computer download and save the eBook first on the computer then side load the file by connecting your device to the computer and manually transferring the file Summary of Shahnameh in Persian Prose has a Persian title Passionate Words of Ferdowsi This 100 000 word book is a summary of 60 000 poems which took Ferdowsi 35 years to write and is considered the world s greatest epic written 1000 years ago Shahnameh known to English literary as Epic of Kings is more than seven times the length of Homer s Iliad Its rhyming couplets describe the history of Iranian Kings from the creation of Mankind to the Moslem Conquest Its main theme is an expression of patriotic Iranian pride and glory One comparison to Shahnameh in western culture is the Kalevala Epic of Finland which is often compared to the Epics of Homer The Kavelala is credited with some the inspiration for the national awakening that ultimately led to Finland s independence from Russia in 1917 For orders visit www Xlibris com For more information visit www chamanara net