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A Story of Conquest and Adventure: The Large Faramarzname

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Translated and with an Introduction by Marjolijn van Zutphen
2017
Published by: Leiden University Press
Series: Iranian Studies Series
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A Story of Conquest and Adventure: The Large Farāmarznāme presents a poem from the Persian epic cycle dated to the late eleventh century in an English prose translation for the first time. The story tells how Farāmarz, a son of the famous Shāhnāme 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. Finding love and battling men, demons, and various ferocious animals, the epic hero comes to life in this riveting translation.
 
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