Kushnameh - The Persian Epic of Kush the Tusked

"A clear and accurate translation of a very important work of classical poetry. This is a worthy contribution to the study of Persian literature and a proud achievement."—Cyrus Ali Zargar, Al-Ghazali Distinguished Professor, Department of Philosophy, University of Central Florida

List of contents

Acknowledgments 
Note on the Text
Introduction

The Epic of Kush
Invocation 
Frame Tale
A Story [of Alexander’s Travels in the East]

The Story of Kush the Tusked 
Chapter 1
Chapter 2 
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Epilogue 

Index

About the author

Iranshah ibn Abu’l-Khayr (sometimes written as Iranshan) was a poet active at the turn of the twelfth century, in the Seljuq empire. His other known work is the Bahmannameh (Epic of Bahman).
 
Kaveh Hemmat is Assistant Professor of History, Professional Faculty, in the Department of History, Philosophy, and Theology at Benedictine University. His research focuses on perceptions and representations of East Asia in premodern Islamicate culture.
 
Hee Soo Lee is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Cultural Anthropology at Hanyang University and Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies at Sungkonghoe University, Seoul. He is the author of numerous books and articles focused on the history of relations between the Middle East and Korea.

Product details

• Authors: Iranshah
• Assisted by: Hee Soo Lee (Editor), Kaveh L. Hemmat (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780520385306
• ISBN: 978-0-520-38530-6
• No. of pages: 432
• Series: World Literature in Translation
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, Iran, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / History, HISTORY / Middle East / Iran, Islamic Studies, History of Religion, Middle Eastern history, Fiction: general and literary, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic