The Shahnameh of Ferdowsi: an Icon to National Identity
By newmoon | December 10th, 2008 | Category: Culture | No Comments »Introduction:
Epic poems are part of the heritage of many peoples around the world. Long before writing became the mode of transmitting culture and history, story tellers (usually in verse and song) have enthralled their communities with the inherited tales of the ancestors. The unifying theme of all epics is some heroic action by a hero [...]