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Muhsin Mahdi

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Description:Almost three centuries have passed since the oldest manuscript of "The Thousand and One Nights" arrived in Europe. Since then, the "Nights" have occupied the minds of scholars world-wide, in particular the questions of origin, composition, language and literary form. In this book, Muhsin Mahdi, whose critical edition of the text brought so much praise, explores the complex literary history of the "Nights," bringing to fruition the search for the archetype that constituted the core of the surviving editions, and treating the fascinating story of the growth of the collection of stories that we now know as "The Thousand and One Nights".ContentsPrefaceINTRODUCTION1. Antoine Galland and the Nights2. Galland´s successors3. Four editions: 1814-1843Three interpretationsAppendix 1: Religion and politics in the NightsAppendix 2: Exemplary Tales in the NightsAppendix 3: From history to fictionNotes on reference styleNotesREFERENCESWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Thousand and One Nights. To get started finding The Thousand and One Nights, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Almost three centuries have passed since the oldest manuscript of "The Thousand and One Nights" arrived in Europe. Since then, the "Nights" have occupied the minds of scholars world-wide, in particular the questions of origin, composition, language and literary form. In this book, Muhsin Mahdi, whose critical edition of the text brought so much praise, explores the complex literary history of the "Nights," bringing to fruition the search for the archetype that constituted the core of the surviving editions, and treating the fascinating story of the growth of the collection of stories that we now know as "The Thousand and One Nights".ContentsPrefaceINTRODUCTION1. Antoine Galland and the Nights2. Galland´s successors3. Four editions: 1814-1843Three interpretationsAppendix 1: Religion and politics in the NightsAppendix 2: Exemplary Tales in the NightsAppendix 3: From history to fictionNotes on reference styleNotesREFERENCESWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Thousand and One Nights. To get started finding The Thousand and One Nights, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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