| Description |
3 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics
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Penguin classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"This translation first published in Penguin Classics hardback 2008" -- Title page verso. |
| Contents |
v. 1. Nights 1 to 294 -- v. 2. Nights 295 to 719 -- v. 3. Nights 719 to 1001. |
| Summary |
"When the beautiful Shahrazad gives herself to the bloody-handed King Shahriyar, she is not expected to survive beyond dawn. But using all her wit and guile, she begins a sequence of stories that will last 1001 nights: stories of jinns and blind men, warriors and princesses, viziers and magical palaces, and wonderful talking birds. This volume also includes the well-known tales of Sindbad the Sailor" "Along with this landmark new translation, Robert Irwin's introduction examines the history and provenance of the Nights, the different uses of the works - from ethnographic source to storytelling celebration - and the varied translations through the years. This edition also contains a glossary and maps."--Jacket. |
| Language |
Translated from the Arabic. |
| Subject |
Tales -- Arabian Peninsula.
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Tales. |
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Arabian Peninsula. |
| Added Author |
Lyons, M. C. (Malcolm Cameron), translator.
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Lyons, U. (Ursula), translator.
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Irwin, Robert, 1946- writer of introduction.
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| Added Title |
Arabian nights. https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80008548 English.
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| ISBN |
9780140449389 (v. 1 ; paperback) |
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0140449388 (v. 1 ; paperback) |
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9780140449396 (v. 2 ; paperback) |
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0140449396 (v. 2 ; paperback) |
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9780140449402 (v. 3 ; paperback) |
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014044940X (v. 3 ; paperback) |
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