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The Arabian nights : a companion / Robert Irwin.
- Title
- The Arabian nights : a companion / Robert Irwin.
- Author
- Irwin, Robert, 1946-
- Publication
- London ; New York : Tauris Parke, 2004.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | PJ7737 .I78 2003x | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiii, 342 p.; 20 cm.
- Summary
- This is the definitive companion to the stories of 'The Arabian Nights' which covers the translation from many sources, the style and vocabulary and the influences that the tales have had on Western art and literature over the centuries.
- Subject
- Note
- Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 1994.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-325) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Preface to the second edition -- Introduction -- Beautiful infidels -- Book without authors -- Oceans of stories -- Storyteller's craft -- Street entertainments -- Low life -- Sexual fictions -- Universe of marvels -- Formal readings -- Children of the Nights.
- ISBN
- 1860649831 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 52829401
- SCSB-12412073
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library