Reed surveys Persian writing from the cuneiform inscriptions and early mythology through the Zend-Avesta and Zoroastrian thought to the great poets of the Islamic era: Firdausi and the heroic Rustem of the Shahnameh, Omar Khayyam, Sa’di and Hafiz. Generous translated extracts accompany each chapter.
A broad nineteenth-century introduction for readers drawn to Persian poetry and myth. Download the free EPUB.