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Vis and Ramin
  • Published: 7 April 2009
  • ISBN: 9780143105626
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 576
  • RRP: $59.99
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Vis and Ramin

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A classic Persian tale of war and forbidden love in the eleventh century

Believed by scholars to be the inspiration for Tristan and Isolde, Vis and Ramin was written between 1050 and 1055 and is considered the first epic Persian romance. At the heart of the story is Vis, daughter of the queen of Mah and promised to Mobad, King of Marv. Against a background of court intrigue, broken promises, and open conflict, Vis finds herself escorted to her future husband by his brother, Ramin-an impetuous prince who cannot help falling in love with his charge and jeopardizing the fate of two realms. Vis and Ramin, a masterpiece of psychological perceptiveness, is an epic with timeless appeal.
  • Published: 7 April 2009
  • ISBN: 9780143105626
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 576
  • RRP: $59.99
Categories:

About the authors

Davis, Dick

Dick Davis is a translator, a poet, and a scholar of Persian literature who has published more than 20 books. He is currently a professor of Persian at Ohio State University and a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. His translations from Persian include The Lion and the Throne, Fathers and Sons, and Sunset of Empire: Stories from the Shahnameh of Ferdowsi, vols. I, II, III.
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