| The Thousand and One Nights (Alf Layla Wa-Layla) (2 Vols.): Eb the Classic Edition by Muhsin S. Mahdi (1984-1994) with a New Introduction by Aboubakr Revised Edition Contributor(s): S. Mahdi, Muhsin (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004256490 ISBN-13: 9789004256491 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $127.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Language: Arabic Published: May 2014 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern - Social Science | Folklore & Mythology - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 398.22 |
| Physical Information: 2.54" H x 7.61" W x 10.26" (5.80 lbs) 284 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a paperback reprint in two volumes of Muhsin Mahdi's classic edition of the oldest preserved manuscript of The Thousand and One Nights kept in the Biblioth que Nationale de France in Paris, which was originally published in three volumes (1984-1994). The reprint includes the original survey (in Arabic) of both the print and manuscript traditions of The Thousand and One Nights, with extensive notes and four appendices. Volume 1. Introduction by Aboubakr Chra bi; Preface by Muhsin Mahdi; Arabic Text Volume 2. Critical Apparatus; Description of Manuscripts; Indexes, Errata by Ibrahim Akel |