Persian epic and narrative in historical English witnesses: Ferdowsi through Zimmern's Shahnameh retelling and the manuscript-based Bakhtyār Nāma frame romance through Ouseley and Clouston.
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Romance and Frame Tales — Persian frame narratives and prose romances in historical editions, read through their manuscript, translation, and transmission histories rather than as transparent folklore. (1)
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Glossary — A shelf-specific glossary starter for the Persian shelf.
Introduction to Persian Literature — A source-conscious introduction to two historical English doorways into Persian literature: Helen Zimmern's selective Shahnameh retelling and the Ouseley-Clouston Bakhtyār Nāma frame romance.
The Epic of Kings — Helen Zimmern — A Good Works archival presentation of Helen Zimmern's 1883 English prose retelling of selected Shahnameh hero tales, here beginning with Feridoun and ending with the death of Rustem.