Persian Literature

<p>CONTENTS</p><p><br></p><p>Special Introduction  </p><p><br></p><p>THE SHÁH NÁMEH</p><p>Introduction  </p><p>Kaiúmers  </p><p>Húsheng  </p><p>Tahúmers  </p><p>Jemshíd  </p><p>Mirtás-Tází and His Son Zohák  </p><p>Kavah the Blacksmith  </p><p>Feridún  </p><p>Feridún and His Three Sons  </p><p>Minúchihr  </p><p>Zál the Son of Sám  </p><p>The Dream of Sám  </p><p>Rúdábeh  </p><p>Death of Minúchihr  </p><p>Nauder  </p><p>Afrásiyáb Marches against Nauder  </p><p>Afrásiyáb  </p><p>Zau  </p><p>Garshásp  </p><p>Kai-Kobád  </p><p>Kai-Káús  </p><p>The Seven Labors of Rustem  </p><p>Invasion of Irán by Afrásiyáb  </p><p>The Return of Kai-Káús  </p><p>Story of Sohráb  </p><p>The Story of Saiáwush  </p><p>Kai-Khosráu  </p><p>Akwán Díw  </p><p>The Story of Byzun and Maníjeh  </p><p>Barzú and His Conflict with Rustem  </p><p>Súsen and Afrásiyáb  </p><p>The Expedition of Gúdarz  </p><p>The Death of Afrásiyáb  </p><p>The Death of Kai-Khosráu  </p><p>Lohurásp  </p><p>Gushtásp and the Faith of Zerdusht  </p><p>The Heft-Khan of Isfendiyár  </p><p>Capture of the Brazen Fortress  </p><p>The Death of Isfendiyár  </p><p>The Death of Rustem  </p><p>Bahman  </p><p>Húmaí and the Birth of Dáráb  </p><p>Dáráb and Dárá  </p><p>Sikander  </p><p>Firdusi's Invocation  </p><p>Firdusi's Satire on Mahmud  </p><p><br></p><p>THE RUBÁIYÁT  </p><p>Introduction  </p><p>Omar Khayyám  </p><p>The Rubáiyát  </p><p><br></p><p>THE DIVAN         </p><p>Introduction  </p><p>Fragment by Háfiz  </p><p>The Divan  </p><p><br></p>