Tales from the thousand and one nights clas sics kindle edition by harvey, william, dawood, n. Like other medieval texts that are collections of tales, the work we know as arabian nights circulates in a lot of different manuscript forms. Erotic, brutal, witty and poetic, one thousand and one. Selected and edited by andrew lang, these folktales are simplified and shortened, making them more suitable for children. But dont get the book just to read the tale of ala aldin aladdin and his wonderful lamp, because the other tales included surpass this merely moderate one by. The thousand and one nights getting started annenberg. The tales told by scheherazade over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful king shahryar have become among the. Analysis of the thousand and one nights 1518 words. The thousand and one ni ghts, collection of largely middle eastern and indian stories of uncertain date and authorship. The story collection known as the thousand and one nights has long been considered a treasurehouse of literary styles and genresnot surprising because it was compiled over a period of several centuries, and it incorporates material from arab, persian, turkish, greek, and indian sources.
The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights. Tales from the book of the thousand nights and a night. In my opinion the absolute best english translation of alf layla wa layla the nights and a night, 1001 nights, or the arabian nights is the one by hussain haddawy. Sessy hernandez wlit 11 clark 5316 theme of women with power in the thousand and one nights the thousands and one nights is a book written by many authors. Antonios tales from the thousand and one nights english. Tales from the thousand and one nights by n j dawood. A selection of the tales told by shahrazad in an attempt to save her life, including the young woman and her five lovers, the fisherman and the jinnee, the historic fart, and the tale of kafur. Originating from india, persia and arabia, tales from the thousand and one nights represents the lively and secular imagination in revolt against religious austerity and zeal in oriental literature. As this book will reveal to many children, disney didnt invent aladdin he is one of the characters found in the yearold tales of arabian nights. Burtons famous tenvolume translation, restores the sensuality and lushness of the original arabic. There are numerous variations to the aladdin storyincluding. The earliest mentions of the nights refer to it as an arabic translation from a persian book, hezar afsan or afsaneh or afsana, meaning the thousand stories. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights, volume 01 anonymous, translated by richard francis burton 1821 1890 this is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars.
One thousand and one nights has an indianpersian core and egyptianbagdad stories. The book of the thousand nights and a night, vol4 richard francis burton one thousand and one nights is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries. One thousand and one arabian nights oxford story collections paperback january 6, 2000. The arabian nights one thousand and one nights notes. Tales from the thousand and one nights, also known as one thousand and one nights, is a collection of interconnected stories, an amalgamation of arab, persian, indian, and other fairytales which were reshaped and retold by storytellers throughout the medieval islamic world. Offering unexpurgated translations of the bestloved tales, including such classics as sindbad the sailor, tales from the thousand and one ni ghts sometimes known as the arabian nights is translated with an introduction by n. There are many translations of the arabian nights tales. The teachings of the many tales in this selection are presented for one specific reason, that women can hold a. One thousand and one arabian nights oxford story collections.
This modern edition, culled from the first three volumes of richard f. Some of these date back to earlier persian, indian and arabic literature, while others were original to the one thousand and one ni ghts. Medieval audiences enjoyed a good scare as much as anybody, somixed in with the nights adventures. Storytelling of the ancient arabic tales think aladdin and ali baba. The volumes comprising this book are meant to produce reactions. The arabian nights, correctly known as one thousand and one nights persian hezaro yek sab, arabic kitab alf layla walayla, is a massive arabic collection of fairy tales drawn from sources as far apart as the middle east, north africa, india, and to an extent even china and greece.
The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01 by. The tales told by scheherazade over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the vengeful king shahryar have become among the most popular in both eastern and western literature. From the epic adventures of aladdin and the enchanted lamp to the farcical young woman and her five lovers and the social criticism of the tale of the hunchback, the stories depict a fabulous world of. The question and answer section for the arabian nights. Uppermost is the story of queen scheherazade who needs to entertain her husband, the sultan or king sheheryar, or she would be put to. Though the persian story collection one thousand and one nights has. The monkeys paw literary allusions and the magic lamp, one of the more famous tales in the book of one thousand and one nights, or simply arabian nights, as mrs. There are a myriad of reasons i chose this specific translation, by baghdadborn dawood, and i suggest reading up on the history and differences of each of the translations for there are many before you decide which one is best for you personally. One thousand and one nights is more of a retelling although al shaykhs own assessment is that it is a reimagining. The thousand and one nights read the text annenberg. The book of one thousand and one nights is an old cycle or group of stories that mostly come from arabia and persia, and a few also from india, central asia and china.
Tales from the thousand and one nights by testing testing. The book of the thousand nights and a night 1885, subtitled a plain and literal translation of the arabian nights entertainments, is an english language translation of one thousand and one nights the arabian nights a collection of middle eastern and south asian stories and folk tales compiled in arabic during the islamic golden age 8th. A lady on a divan telling stories to a turbaned sultan. According to modern scholarship, the name scheherazade derives from an arabic form of the middle persian name cehrazad. The book of the thousand nights and a night volume 01 alternate title. The tales told by scheherazade over a thousand and one nights to delay her execution by the. First introduced in the west in 1704, the stories of the thousand and one nights are most familiar to american readers in sanitized childrens versions. The one thousand and one ni ghts and various tales within it make use of many innovative literary techniques, which the storytellers of the tales rely on for increased drama, suspense, or other emotions. One thousand and one nights by hanan alshaykh goodreads. This wellspring of storytelling, circulating from medieval persia to egypt to iraq, like its wily raconteur lives on in many modern adaptations.
Tales from the thousand and one nights classics kindle edition by harvey, william, dawood, n. Its tales of aladdin, ali baba, and sindbad the sailor have almost become part of western folklore, though these were added to the collection only in the 18th century in european adaptations. The stories are compiled from north, south and central asia by many different scholars and. Shahrazad must hold the interest of her despotic husband the sultan with nightly tales, lest she lose her life in the morning. Tales from the thousand and one nights classics and millions of other books are available for instant access. The book of a thousand nights and a night arabian nights, volume 01 anonymous, translated by richard. The one thousand and one nights and various tales within it make use of many innovative literary techniques, which the storytellers of the tales rely on for increased drama, suspense, or other emotions. Read about an aladdin that is closer to the original, and also about alibaba and the forty thieves, and the enchanted garden, two other stories from the arabian nights. A thousand and one nights also referred to as the arabian nights.
The tales are akin to a russian matryoshka doll in that they begin with. Tales from the thousand and one nights penguin classics. Aladdin and his wonderful lamp, the voyages of sinbad, and ali. The book of one thousand and one nights simple english. Tales from the thousand and one nights the name for our blog comes from the book arabian nights. The book of the thousand nights and a night wikipedia. Some of the original tales have been more or less translated directly, but they have been embellished and changed so that they all flow into one continuous tale. As the object of the present translation was in the first place, and. Thousand and one nights is a book about feminine power by means of wit, resilience, and love of justice, creativity, grace and passion. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tales from the thousand and one nights classics. The arabian nights, scheherazade, aladdin, open sesame. The english version of the book is often called as arabian nights. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Antonios tales from the thousand and one nights english and arabic edition arabic hardcover october 1, 1985. Considering the fact that parents in the western world are reluctant to place the books with the tales on the front rows of their library shelves mainly because of their. The book has stories from the region of middle east and has fold tales of the region. It has for centuries shaped the european view of the relative to europe near east or orient, even. For this revised edition of the book of the thousand nights and one night all names of persons and places and all arabic words retained in the text have, where necessary, been compared with and corrected by macnaghtens calcutta edition of the original 1839 42. This book holds some of the folktales form the arabian nights entertainments. One thousand and one nights is a compilation of the stories from the era of islamic golden age. The stories from historical tales to tragic romances to comedies were collected over many centuries by a huge range of scholars and authors.
The thousand and one nights, collection of largely middle eastern and indian stories of uncertain date and authorship. Tales from the thousand and one nights was the first book on my list of classic books to read. Sometimes known as the arabian nights, tales from the thousand and one nights includes some of the worlds bestloved tales, including such classics as aladdin and sindbad the sailor. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. From the epic adventures of aladdin and the enchanted. The earliest reference to it is a collection of tales. The book begins with a persian book of fairytales thousand stories that was translated into arabic in the 9th century under the title thousand nights. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading tales from the thousand and one nights clas sics. The book of the thousand nights and one night wikisource. In this selection, dawood presents the reader with an unexpurgated translation of the. Explore our editors picks for the best kids books of the month. This period lasted from the eighth century to the thirteenth century, when much of the arabicspeaking world experienced a scientific, economic, and cultural flourishing.
Arabian nights a history of one thousand and one nights. J download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Tales from the thousand and one nights essay 1730 words. One thousand and one nights is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.