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Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh
The Shahnameh is Ferdowsi’s epic poem. Its stories connect kingship and heroism with moral uncertainty.
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Classical literature survives through reading, recitation and reinterpretation. Different genres offer distinct relationships between language and shared memory.
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