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A superb and unexpurgated translation of the finest and best known of the Tales.
Originating from India, Persia and Arabia, the Tales from the Thousand and One Nights represent the lively expression of a lay and secular imagination in revolt against religious austerity and zeal in Oriental literature. They depict a fabulous and fanciful world of jinns and sorcerers, but their bawdiness, realism and variety of subject matter also firmly anchor them to everyday life. In this volume the translator has caught the freshness and spontaneity of the stories รป which, although imaginative and extravagant, are a faithful mirror of medieval Islam.
Synopsis:
An unexpurgated translation of the "Tales From the Thousand and One Nights", which represent the expression of a lay and secular imagination in revolt against religious austerity and zeal in oriental literature. They depict a world of magic but their bawdiness and realism anchor them to daily life.
Synopsis:
A selection of the tales told by Shahrazad in an attempt to save her life, including "The Young Woman and Her Five Lovers", "The Fisherman and the Jinnee", "The Historic Fart", and "The Tale of Kafur the Black Eunuch".
Description:
Combined ed. published with revisions and additions.
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