Tales from the Thousand and One Nights
Author: William Harvey and N.J. Dawood Series: Penguin Classics
The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers".
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The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature. This title provides tales that range from the epic adventures of "Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp" to the farcical "Young Woman and her Five Lovers".
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Offers unexpurgated translation of the best-known tales including such classics as 'Sindbad the Sailor'The tales told by Shahrazad over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful King Shahriyar have become among the most popular in both Eastern and Western literature.From the epic adventures of 'Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp' to the farcical 'Young Woman and her Five Lovers' and the social criticism of 'The Tale of the Hunchback', the stories depict a fabulous world of all-powerful sorcerers, jinns imprisoned in bottles and enchanting princesses. But despite their imaginative extravagance, the Tales are anchored to everyday life by their realism, providing a full and intimate record of medieval Islam.
About the Author
N.J. Dawood founded The Arabic Advertising & Publishing Company in 1959, which is now one of the major producers of Arabic typesetting outside of the Middle East. He is best known for his translation of the Koran, the first in contemporary English, for the Penguin Classics in 1956.
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