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Persian Literature: The Sháh Námeh The Rubáiyát The Divan And The Gulistan - cover

Persian Literature: The Sháh Námeh The Rubáiyát The Divan And The Gulistan

Khayyam Omar, Firdusi, Sa'di

Publisher: Seltzer Books

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Summary

Anthology of classic Persian (Iranian) literature, including The Shah Nameh by Firdusi (translationed by James Atkinson), The Rubiyat of Omar Khayyam (translated by Edward Fitzgerald), The Divan by Hafiz (translated by H. Bicknell, and The Gulistan by Sa'di (translated by James Ross). Both volumes in a single file.
Available since: 03/01/2018.

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