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It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English-language edition (c. 1706–1721), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment. The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators, and scholars across West Asia, Central Asia, South Asia, and North Africa.
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (1888), subtitled A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments, is the only complete English language translation of One Thousand and One Nights (the Arabian Nights) to date – a collection of Middle Eastern and South Asian stories and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the ...
May 29, 2024 · The Arabian Nights. Arabic: Alf laylah wa laylah. Aladdin Saluted Her with Joy, illustration by Virginia Frances Sterrett from a 1928 edition of The Arabian Nights. (more) The Thousand and One Nights, collection of largely Middle Eastern and Indian stories of uncertain date and authorship.
“The Arabian Nights” "The Arabian Nights" is a magnificent collection of ancient tales told by the sultana Scheherazade, who relates them as entertainment for her jealous and murderous husband, hoping to keep him amused and herself alive.
Sep 1, 2002 · The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 Alternate Title: Arabian Nights; 1001 Nights Original Publication [S.l.] : [The Burton Club], 1885 Note: Followed by vol 2 PG#3436: Credits: J.C. Byers. Proofreaders were: J.C. Byers, Norm Wolcott, Dianne Doefler and Charles Wilson Language: English: LoC Class
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May 17, 2008 · The Arabian Nights. Paperback – Deckle Edge, May 17, 2008. by Muhsin Mahdi (Editor), Husain Haddawy (Translator) 4.5 828 ratings. See all formats and editions. Now as sumptuously packaged as they are critically acclaimed―a new deluxe trade paperback edition of the beloved stories.
One of Hollywood's first feature films to be based on the Nights was in 1942, with the movie named Arabian Nights. It starred Maria Montez as Scheherazade , Sabu Dastagir as Ali Ben Ali and Jon Hall as Harun al-Rashid .
Nov 18, 2006 · The Arabian Nights was introduced to Europe in a French translation by Antoine Galland in 1704, and rapidly attained a unique popularity. There are even accounts of the translator being roused from sleep by bands of young men under his windows in Paris, importuning him to tell them another story.
Oct 27, 2017 · The Bulaq edition of the Arabian Nights. African and Middle Eastern Division, Library of Congress. The first, definitive, complete printed edition in Arabic was published by the Bulaq Press in Cairo in 1835.
Sep 1, 2002 · The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 Alternate Title: Arabian Nights; 1001 Nights Original Publication [S.l.] : The Burton Club, 1885 Note: There is an improved edition of this book available as #51252. Note: Preceded by vol 1 PG#3435 and followed by vol 3 PG#3437: Credits: J.C. Byers, Laura Shaffer, Lan Wang and Doris ...
