| Routledge Revivals: Scheherezade (1953): Tales from the Thousand and One Nights Contributor(s): Arberry, A. J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138215546 ISBN-13: 9781138215542 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $50.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Social Science | Regional Studies - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry |
| Physical Information: 220 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First published in 1953, this translation of part of the Arabian Nights by A. J. Arberry offers four famous stories in modern idiom: Aladdin, Judar, Aboukir and Abousir, and the Amorous Goldsmith. The introduction provides a brief analysis of earlier translations of the tales and explains their value as indicators of the society in which they were written. This work will be of interest to those studying Middle-Eastern literature and history. |