Sohrab and Rustum
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Sohrab and Rustum is a narrative poem by Matthew Arnold that retells a tragic episode from the Persian epic Shahnameh, focusing on the unknowingly fatal combat between a father and his son.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sohrab and Rustum canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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narrative poem ⓘ |
| author | Matthew Arnold NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Persian epic tradition
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Shahnameh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralEvent | unknowing combat between father and son ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
King of Persia
NERFINISHED
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Peran-Wisa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
duel between champions
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fatal wound ⓘ misrecognition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Poems: A New Edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
epic poetry
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tragic poetry ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
frequently anthologized
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noted for emotional restraint ⓘ praised for its classical style ⓘ |
| hasForm |
descriptive landscape passages
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extended similes ⓘ |
| includedIn | English literary canon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Ferdowsi
NERFINISHED
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Homer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAllusion | Homeric epic style ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Victorian poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Rustum
NERFINISHED
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Sohrab NERFINISHED ⓘ Tahmineh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meter | blank verse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| publisher | Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | ancient Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous narrative ⓘ |
| subject | Persian legend of Sohrab and Rostam ⓘ |
| theme |
fate
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father–son relationship ⓘ heroism ⓘ identity ⓘ tragic irony ⓘ war ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | legendary heroic age of Persia ⓘ |
| titleVariant | Sohrab and Rustum: An Episode NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verseForm | unrhymed iambic pentameter ⓘ |
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