Omidsalar, Mahmoud  (1950-....) <br/><br/>
Poetics and politics of Iran's national epic, the Shahnameh  [Texte imprimé] / 
Mahmoud Omidsalar 
 - New York :  Palgrave Macmillan,  2011 
 - 1 vol. (254 p.) ;  23 cm 
 - Literatures and cultures of the Islamic world .
<br/><br/>Bibliogr. p. [235]-246 
<br/><br/>Shāhnāmah and the presumptive authority of the West -- An epic's journey -- At home : the Shāhnāmah in New Persian -- A fierce fidelity: Ferdowsi and his archetype -- Why the Shāhnāmah -- The man in the myths -- The poet, the prince, and the language -- Epic unity : the case against underanalysis -- Sibling rivalry -- Killing demons, deposing kings : the Akvān episode -- Of lusting and ousting -- Conclusion : Shāhnāmah and the tyranny of Eurocenterism 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>978-0-230-11345-9 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Epic poetry, Persian--History and criticism Iran--Civilization National characteristics, Iranian East and West 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>891.5511