Tales of the enchanting ‘Thousand and One Nights’ have entered
the folklore of the entire world but their origins lie in the
Arabic and Indian oral traditions of the early middle ages. Their
power to entice lies in the tenacity of the storyteller
Scheherazade who weaves a new tale each night, to save herself from
execution. Popular characters such as Aladdin, Ali Baba and Sinbad
the sailor have become part of the Arabian Nights, added in later
years, but told within the intriguing structure of the original.
Such additions by were made by translators and collaborators from
many European and Eastern sources but it was Richard Burton’s
edition that brought these popular folk tales to the attention of a
Victorian era readership eager to explore new cultures. It is
Burton’s edition that forms the basis of this new collection,
with stories that survive still from the original featured here
too: ‘The Merchant and the Genie’, ‘The Fisherman and the
Genie’, ‘The Porter and the Three Ladies’, ‘The Three
Apples’.
General
| Imprint: |
Flame Tree Publishing Co Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Gothic Fantasy |
| Release date: |
October 2020 |
| First published: |
2020 |
| Foreword by: |
Wen-chin Ouyang
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 153 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
480 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-83964-238-8 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
1-83964-238-6 |
| Barcode: |
9781839642388 |
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