Routledge Revivals: Scheherezade (1953) - Tales From the Thousand and One Nights

Informationen zum Autor A. J. Arberry Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp; Judar and his Brothers; Aboukir and Abousir; The Amorous Gouldsmith

Product details

• Authors: A. J. Arberry, Arberry A. J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138215535
• ISBN: 978-1-138-21553-5
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Main work before 1945; Classic fiction (pre c 1945), SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, LITERARY CRITICISM / Middle Eastern, Myth & legend told as fiction, Regional / International studies, Literature: history and criticism, Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Classic fiction: general and literary, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)