Keywords = Epos
Number of Articles: 1
The Hero Book of Iran Joseph Görres and his German translation of Abu'l Qāsim Firdowsi's Shahnāma
Volume 36, Issue 2, November 2023, Pages 145-171
https://doi.org/10.22034/spektrum.2023.194646
Roland Pietsch
Abstract A general overview of his romantic research on myths is presented. Then in detail his work on the translation of Firdowsi’s Shanama is being analyzed.
Finally, the structure of his translation is being presented in a synopsis of all the 36 translated chapters of the epos. At the end reference is given by the important orientalist Hans Heinrich Schaeder in praise of Firdowsi poetry on the occation of the Firdowsi millennium celebration which took place 1934 in Germany.