Author: Davidson, Olga M.
Title: Poet and Hero in the Persian Book of Kings
Description: Ithaca, Cornell University Press, (1994). orig.cloth. 23x15cm, xiii,197 pp. Minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contents: The Poet & His Poetry: The Authority of Ferdowsi the Poet; The Authority of Ferdowsi's 'Shahnama'; Ferdowsi's Oral Poetic Heritage; The Hero: Book of Kings, Epic of Heroes; King & Hero: Shah and Pahlavan; Rostam, Guardian of Sovereignty; The Concept of Premature and Immature Fatherhood in the Story of Rostam and Sohrab; Father-Son Dioscurism as a Model of Authority in the Shahnama; Feasting & Fighting: Ultimate Questions for Hero & Poet; Conclusion; Appendix: A Formulaic Analysis of Samples Taken from the Shahnama of Ferdowsi.

Keywords: Persian Literature, Ferdowsi, Firdawsi, Shahnamah, Book of Kings, Iranian Epic Poetry, The Hero, Literary Criticism, Myth Mythology