Firdausi

[ feer-dou-see ]

noun

1. Abul Qasim Mansu or Hasan, 932–1020, Persian poet.

Firdausi

/ fɪəˈdaʊsɪ; fɪəˈduːsɪ /

noun

1. Firdausi?9351020MPersianWRITING: poet pen name of Abul Qasim Mansur ?935–1020 ad , Persian epic poet; author of Shah Nama ( The Book of Kings ), a chronicle of the legends and history of Persia

Example Sentences

Firdausi in Exile is a story well told, and is the best narrative poem by Mr. Gosse.

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How much of the substance of Firdausi's poems belongs to really primitive myth is uncertain.

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Persia's great epic poets, notably Firdausi in Shahnamah, have preserved many of the early traditions of this land.

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The 'Shah-nameh' of Firdausi, that model of a heroic poem, was written early in the eleventh century.

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In Firdausi in Exile there is a strong and manly note audible.

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