Explore the Shahnameh in our video!

March 31, 2021 Blog

Do you know about the origins of The Phoenix of Persia?

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We spoke to Iranian classics expert and researcher at UCL Mateen Arghandehpour, to explore the Shahnameh, the epic poem which inspired Sally Pomme Clayton’s The Phoenix of Persia. Find out more about this phenomenal piece of literature in the video below!

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