A Story of Conquest and Adventure : The Large Farāmarznāme

Marjolijn van Zutphen

• Publisher: Leiden University Press
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9789400602779
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Middle Eastern Literary Collections
• Index: Literature

The Large Far?marzn?me (Far?marzn?me-ye bozorg), a poem from the Persian epic cycle dated to the late eleventh century, is hereby published for the first time in an English translation, in prose. The story tells how Far?marz, a son of the famous Sh?hn?me hero Rostam, conquers several provinces of India, before setting off on an extensive voyage over sea and land, leading his troops through a number of hazardous situations in various fictional countries. As a true epic hero, he displays his prowess in battle and in single combat against men, demons and various ferocious animals, in addition to experiencing a number of marvelous and romantic adventures.This critical edition contributes to our understanding of post-Firdawsian Persian epic. The translation of this work into a Western language is therefore an invaluable source of reference for further scholarship.

Table of contents

• Cover
• ‎Contents
• ‎Preface
• ‎Introduction
• ‎Notes to the Introduction
• ‎Works Cited in the Introduction
• ‎The Large Farāmarznāme
• ‎Part One – Farāmarz Leads an Army to India
• ‎Part Two – Farāmarz Goes to the Islands of India and Sees the Marvels
• ‎Notes to the Translation
• ‎List of Names and Places Appearing in The Large Farāmarznāme
• ‎Index