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The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia: [2 volumes]
Author(s): Ulrich Marzolph (Author), Richard van Leeuwen (Author)
- Publisher: ABC-CLIO
- Publication Date: 24 Aug. 2004
- Language: English
- Print length: 968 pages
- ISBN-10: 1576072045
- ISBN-13: 9781576072042
Book Description
The tales of the Arabian Nights have long been the focus of scholarly research and critique, but no English language work has ever attempted an all-embracing treatment of them. The fruit of years of research,
The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia is the first comprehensive reference work introducing both the Arabian Nights and the context of their genesis and aftermath in Near Eastern, European, and world culture.Editors Ulrich Marzolph, one of the world’s foremost scholars of Near Eastern narrative culture, and Richard van Leeuwen, a prominent scholar of the Arabian Nights, present detailed, authoritative, and up-to-date research on virtually all aspects of the tales, including major protagonists, themes, important translations, textual history, adaptations, reworkings, works inspired by the Arabian Nights, and aspects of literary theory, and provide extensive bibliographies for each tale. In addition to the 800+ encyclopedic entries and numerous essays, the work introduces research that has not previously been published, making it an invaluable resource to scholars, educators, students, and the general public, as well as an essential addition to the core collection of academic and public libraries.
Editorial Reviews
Review
The editors of these two volumes have succeeded in their goal of presenting the most comprehensive treatment of
The Arabian Nights ever published in the English language…. Perhaps this erudite, fascinating encyclopedia will encourage scholars to further research and translation. Certainly it should awaken in readers a new appreciaton for these important tales. –American Reference Books AnnualAbout the Author
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