A hundred and one nights

Name: A hundred and one nights
Author: edited and translated by Bruce Fudge ; foreword by Robert Irwin

Title	A hundred and one nights
Author	edited and translated by Bruce Fudge ; foreword by Robert Irwin
Publication Date:	2016
Publication Place	New York - New York University Press
Subject	Arabs--Folklore., Folklore--Arab countries., Folklore, Arabs
Type	Book
Language	ara,eng
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Pages Count	402
Physical Dimensions	24 cm
Library:	University of Heidelberg
Library Asset ID	978-0-8147-4519-9
Record ID	68285240
Date	2016
Sample Text	Known to us only through North African manuscripts, and translated into English for the first time, A Hundred and One Nights is a marvelous example of the rich tradition of popular Arabic storytelling. Like its more famous sibling, the Thousand and One Nights, this collection opens with the frame story of Shahrazad, the gifted vizier’s daughter who recounts imaginative tales night after night in an effort to distract the murderous king from taking her life. A Hundred and One Nights features an almost entirely different set of stories, however, each one more thrilling, amusing, and disturbing than the last. In them, we encounter tales of epic warriors, buried treasures, disappearing brides, cannibal demon women, fatal shipwrecks, and clever ruses, where human strength and ingenuity play out against a backdrop of inexorable, inscrutable fate. Although these tales draw on motifs and story elements that circulated across cultures, A Hundred and One Nights is distinctly rooted in Arabic literary culture and the Islamic tradition. It is also likely much older than Thousand and One Nights, drawing on Indian and Chinese antecedents. This careful edition and vibrant translation of A Hundred and One Nights promises to transport readers, new and veteran alike, into its fantastical realms of magic and wonder.
Dipnotlar	Literaturverzeichnis und Literaturempfehlungen: Seite 388-393.
Toplam başlık serisi	Library of Arabic literature
Katkıda Bulunanlar	Fudge, Bruce [HerausgeberIn] [ÜbersetzerIn], Irwin, Robert [VerfasserIn eines Vorworts]
RVK Notasyonu	EN 2910
Yazı Dili	Vorwort und Einleitung in englischer Sprache, Text englisch und arabisch. - Teilweise in arabischer Schrift

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A hundred and one nights

Author edited and translated by Bruce Fudge ; foreword by Robert Irwin

Publication Date 2016

Publication Place New York - New York University Press

Subject Arabs--Folklore., Folklore--Arab countries., Folklore, Arabs

Type Book

Language ara,eng

Digital No

Manuscript No

Pages Count 402

Physical Dimensions 24 cm

Library University of Heidelberg

Library Asset ID 978-0-8147-4519-9

Record ID 68285240

Date 2016

Sample Text Known to us only through North African manuscripts, and translated into English for the first time, A Hundred and One Nights is a marvelous example of the rich tradition of popular Arabic storytelling. Like its more famous sibling, the Thousand and One Nights, this collection opens with the frame story of Shahrazad, the gifted vizier’s daughter who recounts imaginative tales night after night in an effort to distract the murderous king from taking her life. A Hundred and One Nights features an almost entirely different set of stories, however, each one more thrilling, amusing, and disturbing than the last. In them, we encounter tales of epic warriors, buried treasures, disappearing brides, cannibal demon women, fatal shipwrecks, and clever ruses, where human strength and ingenuity play out against a backdrop of inexorable, inscrutable fate. Although these tales draw on motifs and story elements that circulated across cultures, A Hundred and One Nights is distinctly rooted in Arabic literary culture and the Islamic tradition. It is also likely much older than Thousand and One Nights, drawing on Indian and Chinese antecedents. This careful edition and vibrant translation of A Hundred and One Nights promises to transport readers, new and veteran alike, into its fantastical realms of magic and wonder.

Dipnotlar Literaturverzeichnis und Literaturempfehlungen: Seite 388-393.

Toplam başlık serisi Library of Arabic literature

Katkıda Bulunanlar Fudge, Bruce [HerausgeberIn] [ÜbersetzerIn], Irwin, Robert [VerfasserIn eines Vorworts]

RVK Notasyonu EN 2910

Yazı Dili Vorwort und Einleitung in englischer Sprache, Text englisch und arabisch. - Teilweise in arabischer Schrift