Sohrab and Rustom
Literature-specific definitions
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“Sohrab and Rustom” is a poem by Matthew Arnold that recounts a portion of the Shahnameh, a Persian epic poem. Arnold retells the part of the poem in which the Persian chieftain Sohrab mistakenly kills his son Rustom. Pippa recites lines from the poem to describe Trevor Wilson 1 1 Kuiper, Kathleen. “Sohrab and Rustom: Poem by Arnold.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sohrab-and-Rustum, Accessed 25 September 2023. .
- 1 Kuiper, Kathleen. “Sohrab and Rustom: Poem by Arnold.” Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sohrab-and-Rustum, Accessed 25 September 2023.