The Arabian Nights
of Anonymous, Richard Francis Burton (Translator), A.S. Byatt (Introduction)
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This volume reproduces the 1932 Modern Library edition, for which Bennett A. Cerf chose the most famous and representative stories from Sir Richard F. Burton's multivolume translation, and includes Burton's extensive and acclaimed explanatory notes. The tales of 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, as recounted by Sir Francis Burton. 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.'
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 1049 pages
- Publisher Modern Library
- Publication Date 06/01/04
- First Publication 10/28/15
- Language English
- ISBN 9780812972146
- Edition Abridged; Modern Library Edition
- Category Fiction
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