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Author : A. J. Arberry
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Book Rating : 4.:/5 (48 download)
Download or read book The Legacy of Persia written by A. J. Arberry and published by . This book was released on 1958 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Arthur John Arberry
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Total Pages : 421 pages
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Download or read book The Legacy of Persia written by Arthur John Arberry and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231552815
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)
Download or read book Samak the Ayyar written by and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-03 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Béatrice André-Salvini
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520247310
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)
Download or read book Forgotten Empire written by Béatrice André-Salvini and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A richly-illustrated and important book that traces the rise and fall of one of the ancient world's largest and richest empires.
Author : Geoffrey Parker
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1780236980
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)
Download or read book The Persians written by Geoffrey Parker and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in paperback, this is a history of an incomparable culture whose influence can still be seen, millennia later, in modern-day Iran and the wider Middle East. During the first and second millennia BCE a swathe of nomadic peoples migrated outward from Central Asia into the Eurasian periphery. One group of these people would find themselves encamped in an unpromising, arid region just south of the Caspian Sea. From these modest and uncertain beginnings, they would go on to form one of the most powerful empires in history: the Persian Empire. In this book, Geoffrey and Brenda Parker tell the captivating story of this ancient civilization and its enduring legacy to the world. The authors examine the unique features of Persian life and trace their influence throughout the centuries. They examine the environmental difficulties the early Persians encountered and how, in overcoming them, they were able to develop a unique culture that would culminate in the massive, first empire, the Achaemenid Empire. Extending their influence into the maritime west, they fought the Greeks for mastery of the eastern Mediterranean—one of the most significant geopolitical contests of the ancient world. And the authors paint vivid portraits of Persian cities and their spectacular achievements: intricate and far-reaching roadways, an astonishing irrigation system that created desert paradises, and, above all, an extraordinary reflection of the diverse peoples that inhabited them.
Author : British and Iron Steel Research Association
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Download or read book The Legacy of Persia written by British and Iron Steel Research Association and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles River Editors
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979829151
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (291 download)
Download or read book The Empires of Ancient Persia written by Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The empires of ancient Persia: the history and legacy of hte Achaemenids, Parthians, and Sassanids in antiquity looks at the three major empires, their importance, and their collapse. Along with pictures depicting important people, places, and events, you will learn about the empires like never before."--Page [6].
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Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (458 download)
Download or read book The Legacy of Persia. Edited by A. J. Arberry written by and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes
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Total Pages : 746 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book A History of Persia written by Sir Percy Molesworth Sykes and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 746 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Morgan
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317871405
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (178 download)
Download or read book Medieval Persia 1040-1797 written by David Morgan and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The medieval period of Persia's remarkably continuous, history began with its conquest by the Muslim Arabs in the seventh century AD and gave way to the modern period at the end of the eighteenth century when the influence of the West became pervasive. Without an understanding of the confused legacy of these centuries, no-one can hope to understand the complexities and dynamism of modern Iran. Concise, clear and colourful, David Morgan's book is the best and most up-to-date short account of its subject in the English language.
Author : Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
Publisher : Basic Books
ISBN 13 : 1541600355
Total Pages : 489 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (416 download)
Download or read book Persians written by Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones and published by Basic Books. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stunning portrait of the magnificent splendor and enduring legacy of ancient Persia The Achaemenid Persian kings ruled over the largest empire of antiquity, stretching from Libya to the steppes of Asia and from Ethiopia to Pakistan. From the palace-city of Persepolis, Cyrus the Great, Darius, Xerxes, and their heirs reigned supreme for centuries until the conquests of Alexander of Macedon brought the empire to a swift and unexpected end in the late 330s BCE. In Persians, historian Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones tells the epic story of this dynasty and the world it ruled. Drawing on Iranian inscriptions, cuneiform tablets, art, and archaeology, he shows how the Achaemenid Persian Empire was the world’s first superpower—one built, despite its imperial ambition, on cooperation and tolerance. This is the definitive history of the Achaemenid dynasty and its legacies in modern-day Iran, a book that completely reshapes our understanding of the ancient world.
Author : Hamid Dabashi
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674067592
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)
Download or read book The World of Persian Literary Humanism written by Hamid Dabashi and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2012-11-20 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Humanism has mostly considered the question “What does it mean to be human?” from a Western perspective. Dabashi asks it anew from a non-European perspective, in a groundbreaking study of 1,400 years of Persian literary humanism. He presents the unfolding of this vast tradition as the creative and subversive subconscious of Islamic civilization.
Author : Abolqasem Ferdowsi
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101993235
Total Pages : 1041 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)
Download or read book Shahnameh written by Abolqasem Ferdowsi and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2016-03-08 with total page 1041 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive translation by Dick Davis of the great national epic of Iran—now newly revised and expanded to be the most complete English-language edition A Penguin Classic Dick Davis—“our pre-eminent translator from the Persian” (The Washington Post)—has revised and expanded his acclaimed translation of Ferdowsi’s masterpiece, adding more than 100 pages of newly translated text. Davis’s elegant combination of prose and verse allows the poetry of the Shahnameh to sing its own tales directly, interspersed sparingly with clearly marked explanations to ease along modern readers. Originally composed for the Samanid princes of Khorasan in the tenth century, the Shahnameh is among the greatest works of world literature. This prodigious narrative tells the story of pre-Islamic Persia, from the mythical creation of the world and the dawn of Persian civilization through the seventh-century Arab conquest. The stories of the Shahnameh are deeply embedded in Persian culture and beyond, as attested by their appearance in such works as The Kite Runner and the love poems of Rumi and Hafez. For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Author : John Malcolm
Publisher : London, Printed for John Murray
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Total Pages : 698 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The History of Persia, from the Most Early Period to the Present Time written by John Malcolm and published by London, Printed for John Murray. This book was released on 1815 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833) was a British soldier, colonial administrator, diplomat, linguist, and historian. He was born in Scotland, left school at age 12, and, through an uncle, secured a position in the East India Company. While stationed in various parts of India as an officer in the company's military forces, he became interested in foreign languages, which he studied diligently. He became fluent in Persian and, over the years, served as an interpreter and British envoy to Persia in various capacities. In 1815, he published his The History of Persia, From the Most Early Period to the Present Time, which earned him literary fame and an honorary doctorate from Oxford University. In two volumes, the book covers the period from the legendary Pishdadian Dynasty to the early 19th century. Malcolm drew on both written sources and his own extensive experiences in India and Persia. Volume 2 is particularly valuable as an account of Persia in the early 1700s, with descriptions of the country's rulers, religions, government, and society. Although Malcolm deeply admired Persian culture and civilization, he believed that the country badly needed political reform, a subject that he addressed in the concluding section of the book. Translated into French in 1821 and German in 1830, The History of Persia was the standard Western work on Persia until the appearance, in 1915, of Percy Molesworth Sykes's A History of Persia.
Author : Arthur John Arberry
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Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (556 download)
Download or read book The Legacy of Persia. Edited by A.J. Arberry written by Arthur John Arberry and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : C Valerius Catallus
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Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book The Legacy of Persia written by C Valerius Catallus and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jan P. Stronk
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 1474414265
Total Pages : 624 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (744 download)
Download or read book Semiramis' Legacy written by Jan P. Stronk and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are only a few detailed histories of Persia from Ancient Greek historiography that have survived time. Diodorus of Sicily, a first century BC author, is the only one to have written a comprehensive history (the I I I I I I I [kappa]I I I I I I I I I (Bibliotheca Historica or Historical Library)) in which more than cursory attention is paid to Persia. The Bibliotheca Historica covers the entire period from Persia's prehistory until the arrival of the Parthians from the East and that of Roman power throughout Asia Minor and beyond from the West, some 750 odd years or more after Assyrian rule ended. Diodorus' contribution to our knowledge of Persian history is therefore of great value for the modern historian of the Ancient Near East and in this book Jan Stronk provides the first complete translation of Diodorus' account of the history of Persia. He also examines and evaluates both Diodorus' account and the sources he used to compose his work, taking into consideration the historical, political and archaeological factors that may have played a role in the transmission of the evidence he used to acquire the raw material underlying his Bibliotheca.
