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Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Engelsk Paperback
Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Engelsk Paperback

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Sometimes known as the Arabian Nights, Tales from the Thousand and One Nights includes some of the world''s best-loved tales, including such classics as Aladdin and ''Sindbad the Sailor''

The tales told by Scheherazade over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahryar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. From the epic adventures of ''Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp'' to the farcical ''Young Woman and her Five Lovers'' and the social criticism of ''The Tale of the Hunchback'', the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are also anchored to everyday life by their bawdiness and realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Eastern world.

In this selection, N.J. Dawood presents the reader with an unexpurgated translation of the finest and best-known tales, preserving their spirited narrative style in lively modern English. In his introduction, he discusses their origins in the East and their differences from Classical Arabic literature, and examines English translations of the tales since the eighteenth century.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
416
ISBN-13:
9780140442892
Indbinding:
Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0140442898
Udg. Dato:
31 maj 1973
Længde:
25mm
Bredde:
129mm
Højde:
198mm
Forlag:
Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato:
31 maj 1973
Forfatter(e):
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