Firdusi

According to the poet, Firdusi, in his Shah Nomeh, the history of

Modern Persia Mooshie G. Daniel

Sagas (_Heldensagen_) of Firdusi, the chief of Persian poets.

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Various

Firdusi (940-1020) glories in the ancient national traditions and the mythical heroes of Mazdaism, and while the idolatry of Egypt, Syria and Asia Minor has long since died out or degenerated, there are votaries of Zoroaster at the present day who piously perform the sacred ceremonies of the Avesta and practise genuine fire worship.

The Oriental Religions in Roman Paganism Franz Cumont

Shahnamah, or Book of Kings, by Firdusi, the epic poet of Persia.

Narrative and Lyric Poems (first series) for use in the Lower School O. J. Stevenson

I thought you knew I was off to Paris to-night, after that Firdusi manuscript, and I think of taking the Continental

The Invader A Novel

Ghaznevides Mahmoud and Massoud in the first half of the eleventh century, attracted to their Court not only Firdusi and Avicenna, but

Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911

Of course, we could not refuse ourselves the pleasure of spending a couple of days in Yasnaya Polyana, where to add to our joy, we found dear N.N. Tolstoy, who for his original Oriental wisdom has earned the nickname of Firdusi.

Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood 1906

Mahmoud then applied the sum to the improvements of the town so long desired by Firdusi.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Abbreviated version taken from a Persian abridgment, half prose, half verse; The Epic of Kings, Stories re-told from Firdusi, by Helen

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901

Firdusi is sometimes called the Homer of the East, because he describes rude heroic times and men, as did Homer; but he is also compared to Ariosto, because of his wealth of imagery.

National Epics Kate Milner Rabb 1901