Marvellous Thieves - Secret Authors of the Arabian Nights

Ranging from the coffeehouses of Aleppo to the salons of Paris, from Calcutta to London, Paulo Lemos Horta introduces the poets and scholars, pilgrims and charlatans who made largely unacknowledged contributions to Arabian Nights. Each version betrays the distinctive cultural milieu in which it was produced.

Summary

Ranging from the coffeehouses of Aleppo to the salons of Paris, from Calcutta to London, Paulo Lemos Horta introduces the poets and scholars, pilgrims and charlatans who made largely unacknowledged contributions to Arabian Nights. Each version betrays the distinctive cultural milieu in which it was produced.

Product details

• Authors: Paulo Lemos Horta
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2017
• EAN: 9780674545052
• ISBN: 978-0-674-54505-2
• No. of pages: 300
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 245 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / General, Literature - Classics / Criticism, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern