Faramarz’s Expedition to Qannuj and Khargah
Mutual Influences of the Shahnama and the Longer Faramarznama
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20046200 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marjolijn van Zutphen (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 49-78 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Shahnama Studies II (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004228634_005 |
| OpenAlex | W2480891918 |
| ISBN | 9789004228634 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The first section of the longer Faramarznama may be considered a continuation of a particular Shahnama episode. This episode tells how the newly installed Kay Khusrau sends Faramarz to conquer the region between Zabulistan and Qannuj, this region is indicated more specifically as Khargah. The chapter's gives an impression of the reception of the Shahnama within the context of Persian epic cycle, as exemplified by the longer Faramarznama. By means of a discussion of Shahnama episode in which Faramarz is sent to India and of the first section of the longer version, it is shown how the two stories are connected: additions made to later versions of both epics demonstrate how they apparently were subject to mutual influences. At the same time, examples are presented of how these two poems, each in their own way, exist in a number of various forms and can both be regarded as fluid texts. Keywords:Faramarz; Faramarznama; India; Kay Khusrau; Khargah; Persian epic cycle; Qannuj; Shahnama
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2021 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |