Persian Myths & Legends: Tales of Heroes, Gods & Monsters

Flame Tree Collector's Editions Mythology

by Jake Jackson (Editor), Sahba Shayani (Introduction)

The perfect introduction to the rich delights of Persian Literature, bound in a seductive, collectable edition.

Gorgeous Collector's Edition. From such texts as the Shah Nameh (the Persian Book of Kings), Masnavi-e Ma’navi , the Anvar-i Suhayli fables and works by the great poet Nizāmī, come ancient tales of a civilization that once stretched across the known world. Find here the wonderful stories of the magical bird the Simurgh, the Seven Labours of Rustem, the evil demon onager-giant Akwán Díw and the tragic romance of Laili and Majnun. Persian literature is amongst the most beautiful and inventive of all cultures, offering a joyful read of creation, love and conquest.

Flame Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative fiction, authors, myths and tales without which the imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist, bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new introduction and a Glossary of Terms.

Genres: Mythology

416 pages, Hardcover

Published March 14, 2023

About the author

SF and dark fantasy author but also a writer/creator of practical music books - Beginner's Guide to Reading Music, Guitar Chords, Piano Chords, Songwriter’s Rhyming Dictionary and How to Play Guitar. Other publications include Advanced Guitar Chords, Advanced Piano Chords, Chords for Kids, How to Play the Electric Guitar, Piano & Keyboard Chords, Scales and Modes and Play Flamenco. Also editor of Mythology books 

Released EP Jakesongs on iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, LastFM, etc and on CDBaby. Lifelong passion for fantastic worlds of any kind, from movies to fiction, art to music, posters, album and paperback book covers.

Jake Jackson is the artist name for Nick Wells, Publisher of Flame Tree Press / Flame Tree Publishing.

Reviews

[Alejandro Galicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compre este libro por el titulo: Mitos y Leyendas Persas, esperando leer sobre dioses, seres mitológicos, héroes e historias llenas de lecciones interesantes, sin embargo lo que encontré fue básicamente una adaptación ligera del Shahnameh, El libro de los Reyes persa, escrito hacia el año 1000, que inicia con la creación del mundo y de los hombres para despues de unas pocas páginas continuar con el nacimiento de un héroe quien esta destinado a conquistar gran parte del país, y en adelante tratar de guerras y mas guerras para conquistar territorios por poco mas de trescientas páginas, guerras entre hermanos, entre padres e hijos, entre jefes de diferentes reinos, lo cual te hace entender en parte porque la forma de pensar de los persas; posteriormente habla de dos libros de poesía con algunos ejemplos. Como decía, lo compre esperando conocer mitología tipo griega o romana y me encontré con una explicación cultural, interesante al inicio, sin embargo posteriormente se vuelve repetitiva hasta el cansancio. Un libro interesante, pesado, no tan grande, muy recomendable para quienes esten muuuuuy interesados en su cultura.

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

I borrowed this from the library because I was interested in learning more about Persian mythology but this anthology wasn't that great. there are quite a few copyediting errors and the parts that they condense to make stories shorter are really boring. i wish I'd just read the full shahnameh or something lol

[Elif · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Alex Salazar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating similarities that exist between cultures so opposed to one another. Seems we all drew upon universal ideas and themes. Very good read maybe not Edith Hamilton good but eye-opening.

[Sydney Strange · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think its a good introduction to some good persian literature throughout the centuries, but i think it could've used some more ties ins to why it's important at the time + now in a cultural why

[Alin Zdurlan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A better read than the Indian one