Iskandarnameh

Name: Iskandarnameh
Author: Nizami Ganjavi

by Nizami Ganjavi

Epic poem detailing the adventures and conquests of Alexander the Great

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Nizami Ganjavi

Persian romantic epic poet whose Khamsa (Quintet) of five long poems, including Layla and Majnun and Khusraw and Shirin, established the template for Persian romantic poetry. He transformed the Persian qasida into a vehicle for narrative richness.

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