political authority and tragedy in the shahnameh: a study of the shahnameh on the basis of hegel’s theory of tragedy

The paper aims to study the shahnameh on the basis of hegel’s theory of tragedy. for hegel, political authority was closely related to tragedy and the two formed a unique worldview that helps us understand greek society and polity in a new way. it is hoped that by studying the shahnameh on this basis, we may be able to come to a better understating of iranian society and polity.