The Oral Background of Persian Epics

The Oral Background of Persian Epics
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9004125876
ISBN-13 : 9789004125872
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Book Synopsis The Oral Background of Persian Epics by : Kumiko Yamamoto

Download or read book The Oral Background of Persian Epics written by Kumiko Yamamoto and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes a set of criteria for determining the extent to which oral tradition influences written Persian epics. The criteria are applied to Persian epics, the Shah-name (c. 1000) and the Garshasp-name (c. 1064-66).

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