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[Patriam1066]

The shahnameh is worth reading if you would like a glimpse into what Iran was before the Arabs. It’s also important to realize we’ve all read it 1100 years later and most are not Shia terrorist dipshits

I don’t remember it being a particular good piece of literature in the English translations sadly. It’s a narrative poem written in Farsi from 900ish AD

[Jimjam]

Poetry often loses a too much when translated.

I like watching non english movies with subtitles rather than dub - i wonder if there are subtitled audiobooks for poetry? So you can hear the rhythm / rhyme / metre but also get a sense of the content. It could also note word plays that don’t directly translate too.

I’d like that.

[starkind]

shahnameh would probably translate into a play or something, would need a Farsi American to do it tho I guess who understands both cultures and doesn't edit the shahnameh to make it PC and sell more copies.

I don't mind doing a little translation myself.

Beowolf has successfully been done a bunch of times. LotR was a similar process of turning myth (legend) into something more personally English aswell (that was Tolkien's primary goal, per his own words).

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by starkind [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

shahnameh would probably translate into a play or something, would need a Farsi American to do it tho I guess who understands both cultures and doesn't edit the shahnameh to make it PC and sell more copies.

I don't mind doing a little translation myself.

Beowolf has successfully been done a bunch of times. LotR was a similar process of turning myth (legend) into something more personally English aswell (that was Tolkien's primary goal, per his own words).

LoTR is a really great meta example cos it got translated into an animation which then (in unison with the original printed media) got translated into a live action film...

The crazy thing is the animation was actually filmed live action then traced over to create the cartoon figures!!

So myth -> modern english literature -> film -> animation -> film

The best stories survive and thrive in reiteration!

[Patriam1066]

Beowulf is 3200 lines. Shahnameh is sadly 50000

It could be a mini series or something, idk

[Jimjam]

That is rather epic! Sounds like a series indeed a strong suggestion. As is Stark’s suggestion of having bicultural workers on the project to help get the transition right.

[Patriam1066]

I’d make it if there were any interest hah

Iran is internationally hated for obvious reasons