The Persian shelf currently gathers one main public text: Helen Zimmern's English prose retelling of Ferdowsi's Shahnameh. Use this page as a doorway into the shelf rather than as a complete history of Persian literature.
Texts at This Shelf Level
- The Epic of Kings
Suggested Use
Begin with the introduction, then read The Epic of Kings as a selective English retelling of Shahnameh hero tales rather than as the complete Persian epic. For technical terms, names, and recurring concepts, use the local glossary on this shelf together with the central Good Works Glossary.