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Abul-Qâsem Ferdowsi Tusi (Persian: ابوالقاسم فردوسی توسی; 940 – 1019/1025), also Firdawsi or Ferdowsi (فردوسی), was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh ("Book of Kings"), which is one of the world's longest epic poems created by a single poet, and the greatest epic of Persian-speaking countries.
J.T.P. de Bruijn. Ferdowsī was a Persian poet, author of the Shāh-nāmeh (“Book of Kings”), the Persian national epic, to which he gave a final and enduring form, although he based his poem mainly on an earlier prose version. Ferdowsī was born in a village on the outskirts of the ancient city of Ṭūs. In the course of.
- John Andrew Boyle
May 20, 2020 · gzlkj (CC BY-NC) Abolqasem Ferdowsi (l. c. 940-1020 CE, also given as Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi, Firdawsi, Firdausi) is the author of the Shahnameh (The Persian Book of Kings), one of the greatest works of world literature and the national epic of Iran. He is considered among the most important poets writing under the Samanid Dynasty (819-999 CE ...
- Joshua J. Mark
May 22, 2020 · Learn about the Shahnameh, the longest work by a single author in world literature, composed by the poet Ferdowsi in the 10th century CE. The Shahnameh preserves the myths, legends, history, and culture of ancient Persia from the creation of the world to the Muslim Arab conquest.
- Joshua J. Mark
Feb 9, 2009 · Abolqasem Ferdowsi: The Poet Who Rescued IranFerdowsi combines myth and history in Shahnameh, known in English as the "Book of Kings." It chronicles the rulers and warriors of the Persian...
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Learn about the life and legacy of Ferdowsi, the Persian poet who wrote the Shahnameh, a masterpiece of Persian literature and culture. Explore his biography, his role in the revival of Persian identity and language, his patronage of poetry and the arts, and his Shi'i faith.
Ferdowsī. Also spelled: Firdawsī, Firdusi, or Firdousi, pseudonym of Abū al-Qasem Manṣūr. Born: c. 935, near Ṭūs, Iran. Died:
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