Shahnameh

Hamid Dabashi insightfully traces the history, authorship, poetic significance, complicated legacy, and enduring significance of the Iranian epic poem the Shahnameh. In addition to explaining what makes it such a distinctive literary work, he makes a powerful case that we need to rethink the notion of "world literature" in light of the Shahnameh.

Hamid Dabashi urmareste in mod perspicace istoria, autorul, semnificatia poetica, mostenirea complicata si semnificatia durabila a poemului epic iranian Shahnameh. Pe langa faptul ca explica ceea ce o face o opera literara atat de distinctiva, el face un argument puternic ca trebuie sa regandim notiunea de „literatura mondiala” in lumina Shahnameh-ului.