The Story of Rustem and Other Persian Hero Tales from Firdusi
Book Description
Firdusi, mirrors so fascinatingly the legendary history of Persia, has been, not only to provide for the story-teller a treasure-house wherein may be found pure gold, refined for ready use, every coin of which may be stamped with the narrators own individuality for the inspiration and entertainment of any group of children, but also, indirectly, to present to older boys and girls, in attractive fo...
MoreFirdusi, mirrors so fascinatingly the legendary history of Persia, has been, not only to provide for the story-teller a treasure-house wherein may be found pure gold, refined for ready use, every coin of which may be stamped with the narrators own individuality for the inspiration and entertainment of any group of children, but also, indirectly, to present to older boys and girls, in attractive form, the story of theS hah-N ameh in miniature. When the material for the stories was originally collected, the authors idea was simply to work out for her own use in story-telling to children a picture presentation of a delightful series of tales little known to the young. A ccordingly, like the fabled busy bee, she scrupled not to enter the most exclusive Persian gardens, dipping into the cup of each bright posy containing the least mite of the sweets for which she was delving her desire being to give to this particular jar of honey not the A tkinson, or theM ohl, or the Arnold flavor alone, but a composite which should be all of these, and yet distinctly individual and unique, the point of view being not the usual one of the translator, the paraphraser, or the raconteur working upon the lines of the epitomist, but rather that of the moving picture artist and the story-teller combined. The debt of the author, consequently, is large, and acknowledgment difficult.
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