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The Kushnameh : the Persian epic of Kush the Tusked /

"The great Persian epic known as the Kushnameh follows the entangled lives of Kush the Tusked--a monstrous antihero with tusks and ears like an elephant, descended from the evil emperor Zahhak--and Abtin, the exiled grandson of the last true Persian emperor. Abandoned at birth in the forests of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Īrānshāh ibn Abī al-Khayr, active 11th century (Author)
Other Authors: Hemmat, Kaveh L., 1977- (Translator), Yi, Hŭi-su, 1953- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Persian
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The epic of Kush / Iranshah b. Abu'l-Khayr
  • Invocation
  • Frame tale
  • Story of Alexander's travels in the East
  • The story of Kush the Tusked.