Volume II of our series, Fathers and Sons, opens and closes with tales of tragic conflict between a king and his son: Prince Seyavash and Prince Esfandyar are both driven from the court by their foolish fathers to confront destiny and death in distant lands. Interwoven with Seyavash's story is the tale of his stepmother Sudabeh's lust for him, and of his escape from her wiles by the famous trial by fire. Esfandyar's story involves the last combat of the great Rostam, a fight to the death which leads to Rostam's own demise at the hands of his evil brother Shaghad. Between these two stories the reader travels through a wondrous landscape of romance "Bizhan and Manizheh", demons "the Akvan Div", heroic despair "The Story of Forud" and mystical renunciation of the world "The Occultation of Kay Khosrow". Breathtaking miniatures from the finest Persian Shahnameh manuscripts of the 16th and 17th centuries heighten the emotional impact of the text.
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Volume II of our series, Fathers and Sons, opens and closes with tales of tragic conflict between a king and his son: Prince Seyavash and Prince Esfandyar are both driven from the court by their foolish fathers to confront destiny and death in distant lands. Interwoven with Seyavash's story is the tale of his stepmother Sudabeh's lust for him, and of his escape from her wiles by the famous trial by fire. Esfandyar's story involves the last combat of the great Rostam, a fight to the death which leads to Rostam's own demise at the hands of his evil brother Shaghad. Between these two stories the reader travels through a wondrous landscape of romance "Bizhan and Manizheh", demons "the Akvan Div", heroic despair "The Story of Forud" and mystical renunciation of the world "The Occultation of Kay Khosrow". Breathtaking miniatures from the finest Persian Shahnameh manuscripts of the 16th and 17th centuries heighten the emotional impact of the text.
Imprint | Mage Publishers |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | May 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | November 2000 |
Editors | Dick Davies |
Dimensions | 185 x 290 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 310 |
Edition | 1st ed |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-934211-53-6 |
Barcode | 9780934211536 |
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LSN | 0-934211-53-1 |