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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Author: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night; Volume 7
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781020487187
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights is a masterful work that captures the beauty and richness of the original text. His translation provides a vivid and engaging depiction of the stories and characters that form the heart of this timeless classic. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Author: The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Author: Leonard Charles SmithersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fairy tales
Languages : en
Pages : 448
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A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments Now Entitled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 428
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A plain and literaltranslation of the Arabian nights' entertainments
Author: Arabian nightsA Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Author: A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments, Now Entituled The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Catalogue of Arabic Manuscripts in the Library of the University of Leiden and Other Collections in the Netherlands, Volume 1 Fascicule 1
Author: WitkamPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004623965
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 499
Book Description
The Arabian Nights
Author: Robert IrwinPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 0857730061
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
"The Arabian Nights" has become a synonym for the fabulous and the exotic. Every child is familiar with the stories of Aladdin, Sinbad the Sailor and Ali Baba. Yet very few people, even specialists in oriential literature, have a clear idea of when the book was written or what exactly it is. Far from being a batch of stories for children, "The Arabian Nights" contains hundreds of narratives of all kinds - fables, epics, erotica, debates, fairy tales, political allegories, mystical anecdotes and comedies. It is a labyrinth of stories within stories. Widely held in contempt in the Middle East for its frivolity and occasional obscenity, the work has nevertheless had a major influence on European and American culture, to the extent that the story collection must be considered as a key work in Western literature. A full understanding of the writings of Voltaire, Dickens, Melville, Proust and Borges, or indeed of the origins of science fiction, is impossible without some familiarity with the stories of the "Nights". This companion aims to guide the reader into this labyrinth of storytelling. It traces the development of the stories from prehistoric India and Pharaonic Egypt to modern times, and explores the history of translation and imitation. Above all, it uses the stories as a guide to the social history and counter-culture of the medieval Near East and the world of the storyteller, the snake charmer, the burglar, the sorcerer, the drug-addict, the treasure hunter and the adulterer.