Routledge Revivals: Scheherezade (1953): Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

by A. J. Arberry

Overview

First published in 1953, this translation of part of the Arabian Nights by A. J. Arberry offers four famous stories in modern idiom: Aladdin, Judar, Aboukir and Abousir, and the Amorous Goldsmith. The introduction provides a brief analysis of earlier translations of the tales and explains their value as indicators of the society in which they were written.

This work will be of interest to those studying Middle-Eastern literature and history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315443782
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/04/2016
Series:	Routledge Revivals: Selected Works of A. J. Arberry , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

A. J. Arberry

Table of Contents

Introduction; Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp; Judar and his Brothers; Aboukir and Abousir; The Amorous Gouldsmith