Faculty of Arts & Science · St. George
NMC258H1
The Book of Kings: Persian Myth, History, and Art
What was the average?
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3.7 GPA across 1 observed term. Most recent: Winter 2026.
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From the calendar
Official source · Faculty of Arts & ScienceThe Shahnameh, or Book of Kings, is the single most important book in Iranian national culture and one of the great epics of world literature. Composed in Persian by the poet Ferdowsi in the late 10th–early 11th centuries, it had a deep and lasting impact not only on Iran, but also on those cultures that came under the influence of Persian language, literature, and courtly traditions. The course examines, in English translation, the Shahnameh’s presentation of the history of the mythical dynasties of the ancient kings of Iran from the creation of the world to the Sasanians, the last historical dynasty to rule Iran before the Muslim Arab conquests. As the Shahnameh was frequently illustrated, attention will also be devoted to the manuscript tradition, which exhibits some of the finest examples of medieval Persian painting.
- Prerequisite
- None listed
- Contact hours
- 24 lecture
- Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.
What people actually got
Last observed Winter 20261 term observed
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Report an error →| Claim | Source | Captured | Status |
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| Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours | Faculty of Arts & Science | 2026-07-25 | public fact |
| Historical average across 1 term | Student contributions, consented | 2026-07-25 | user contributed aggregate |
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