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Mentioned in 3 episodes
Shahnameh
The Persian Book of Kings
Book • 1010
The Shahnameh, composed by Ferdowsi between 980 and 1010 AD, is the world's longest epic poem created by a single poet.
It narrates the history of the ancient kings of Iran, divided into three cycles: the mythical past, the time of legendary heroes, and the recorded histories.
The poem consists of over 50,000 rhyming couplets and includes stories of heroic kings, legendary heroes, and encounters with various mythical creatures.
It is a central work in Persian literature, emphasizing themes such as justice, legitimacy, and divine glory.
It narrates the history of the ancient kings of Iran, divided into three cycles: the mythical past, the time of legendary heroes, and the recorded histories.
The poem consists of over 50,000 rhyming couplets and includes stories of heroic kings, legendary heroes, and encounters with various mythical creatures.
It is a central work in Persian literature, emphasizing themes such as justice, legitimacy, and divine glory.
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Mentioned in 3 episodes
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Dominic Sandbrook as a contemporary work of literature from Persia during the same period as "The Tale of Genji."
Dominic Sandbrook as a contemporary work of literature from Persia during the same period as "The Tale of Genji."
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560. The Golden Age of Japan: Lady Murasaki and the Shining Prince (Part 1)
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Anita Anand as the author of Shahnameh, which contains a famous rendition of the love story of Khusrau and Shirin.
Anita Anand as the author of Shahnameh, which contains a famous rendition of the love story of Khusrau and Shirin.
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105. The Last Great War of Antiquity
Mentioned by Thomas Banks when discussing cross-cultural parallels to the story of Bell and the Dragon.
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Episode 262: “Much Ado About Nothing” by William Shakespeare, Acts 2 & 3
His poem about the history of pre-Islamic Iran, written around the year 1000, became canonical.
Michael Cook, "A History of the Muslim World: From Its Origins to the Dawn of Modernity" (Princeton UP, 2024)
Erwähnt von Musa Celik als wichtiges Werk der persischen Literatur, das iranische Mythen und den Namen Nouruz beinhaltet.
Nouruz - Das persische Neujahrs- und Frühlingsfest
