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One Thousand and One Nights ( Arabic: أَلْفُ لَيْلَةٍ وَلَيْلَةٌʾAlf Laylah wa-Laylah) [1] is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales compiled in the Arabic language during the Islamic Golden Age.
- Muhsin S. Mahdi
- 1995
Learn about the plot, characters, themes, and literary devices of The Arabian Nights, a collection of stories told by Shahrazad to save her life. Explore the tales within the tales, the motifs of magic, love, and revenge, and the cultural context of the text.
The first known reference to the Nights is a 9th-century fragment. It is next mentioned in 947 by al-Masʿūdī in a discussion of legendary stories from Iran, India, and Greece, as the Persian Hazār afsāna, “A Thousand Tales,” “called by the people ‘A Thousand Nights’.”
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Explore the remarkable collection of folk tales and legends from the Middle East, also known as the One Thousand and One Nights. Discover the stories of Sinbad, Ali Baba, Scheherazade, and more, with their fantastical adventures, magic, and humour.
The Thousand and One Nights, or Arabian Nights’ Entertainment Arabic Alf laylah wa laylah, Collection of Oriental stories of uncertain date and authorship. The frame story, in which the vengeful King Shahryar’s plan to marry and execute a new wife each day is foiled by the resourceful Scheherazade, is probably Indian; the tales with which ...
The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ( Hazār-o Yak Šab, Arabic: كتاب ألف ليلة و ليلة Kitāb 'Alf Layla wa-Layla; also known as The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, One Thousand and One Nights, 1001 Arabian Nights, Arabian Nights, The Nightly Entertainments or simply The Nights) is a medieval Middle Eastern literary ...
Learn about the history, influence, and themes of The Arabian Nights, a collection of stories from Arabic literature. Discover how the Nights have inspired artists, writers, and filmmakers across the world.
