Edited by Dr. Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh. Volume VI of the Shahnameh was co-edited by Mahmoud Omidsalar, and the VII co-edited by Abu'l-Fazl Khatibi.

The publication of the first critical edition of the Shahnameh, this greatest monument of Persian language and literature, which began 20 years ago has become available in eight volumes of text and four volumes of explanatory notes.

Each volume costs between $60 and $75 and may be ordered from Eisenbrauns Inc., P.O. Box 275, Winona Lake, IN 46590-0275, www.eisenbrauns.com. The work can be ordered as a complete set, including the four volumes of notes by the editor, or as individual volumes.