Art Arena: Origins and Basis of Ferdowsi's "Shahnameh"

This article is part of a review of the book, "Poet and Hero in the Persian Book of Kings," by Olga M. Davidson. The article's author is Mahmud Kianush, a renowned modern Iranian author. In the article, he discusses the historical background of the writing of the "Shahnameh" or "Book of Kings," which is one of the most important of Persian/Iranian texts. the article also discusses the sources Ferdowsi, author of the "Shahnameh" used for his work.