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The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights (9780140449402) is a pivotal edition that reanimates a centuries-old tapestry of storytelling, weaving together wonder, danger, wit, and moral insight. Robert Irwin’s thoughtful presentation illuminates the enduring power and cultural significance of these tales, inviting readers to consider how myth, memory, and storytelling shape imagination.

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In this carefully curated collection, Scheherazade’s frame tale gives way to a mosaic of adventures: clever cons, bold lovers, magical beings, and trickster schemes that bend fate and test virtue. The stories traverse deserts and cities, blending romance, suspense, and philosophical ruminations on justice, fate, and human cunning, while preserving a living sense of oral performance and communal memory.

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Robert Irwin, a renowned scholar of Middle Eastern literature and Islamic civilization, brings seasoned scholarship and lucid interpretation to this edition. His deep knowledge of Arabic language traditions and narrative forms informs a thoughtful, accessible translation and commentary that respects the tales’ vibrant, intercultural lineage.

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This edition offers a lucid, richly contextualized voyage into The Arabian Nights, highlighting its enduring artistry and cultural resonance across generations and borders.

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About the work

The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights (9780140449402) is a pivotal edition that reanimates a centuries-old tapestry of storytelling, weaving together wonder, danger, wit, and moral insight. Robert Irwin’s thoughtful presentation illuminates the enduring power and cultural significance of these tales, inviting readers to consider how myth, memory, and storytelling shape imagination.

Summary

In this carefully curated collection, Scheherazade’s frame tale gives way to a mosaic of adventures: clever cons, bold lovers, magical beings, and trickster schemes that bend fate and test virtue. The stories traverse deserts and cities, blending romance, suspense, and philosophical ruminations on justice, fate, and human cunning, while preserving a living sense of oral performance and communal memory.

About the author

Robert Irwin, a renowned scholar of Middle Eastern literature and Islamic civilization, brings seasoned scholarship and lucid interpretation to this edition. His deep knowledge of Arabic language traditions and narrative forms informs a thoughtful, accessible translation and commentary that respects the tales’ vibrant, intercultural lineage.

In brief

This edition offers a lucid, richly contextualized voyage into The Arabian Nights, highlighting its enduring artistry and cultural resonance across generations and borders.

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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780140449402
ISBN (ISBN-10): 014044940X
Hardcover
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Publishing year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Classics
855 Pages
Weight: 0,590 kg
Language: eng/Englisch

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ISBN/EAN: 9780140449402

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0-14-044940-X, 978-0-14-044940-2
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Book author: robert lyons, irwin, malcolm, lyon ursula, anonymous, anonymus, richard burton
Book title: one thousand one nights, the arabian nights tales 1001 nights, 1001 nights volume, the arabian nights tales 001 nights volume penguin classics paperback, tales from arabian nights, first nights, three tales, malcolm volume

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