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Author:

Arabian nights. Selections. English (Ouyang and Horta)

Title:

The Arabian nights : an anthology / with an introduction by Wen-chin Ouyang ; selection and arrangement by Wen-chin Ouyang and Paulo Lemos Horta.

Publisher:

Alfred A. Knopf,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

xxv, 892 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Tales--Arabian Peninsula.
Arabic literature--Translations into English.
Fairy tales.
Folklore--Arab countries.
Arabs--Folklore.
Translations.

Other Authors:

Ouyang, Wen-chin, writer of introduction. writer of introduction.
Horta, Paulo Lemos, editor.
Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890, translator.
Dawood, N. J., translator.
Lane, Edward William, 1801-1876, translator.
Lyons, U. (Ursula), translator.
Mardrus, J. C. (Joseph Charles), 1868-1949, translator.
Scott, Jonathan, 1754-1829, translator.
Payne, John, 1842-1916, translator.

Notes:

Translated from the Arabic. "The Arabian Nights has previously appeared in Everyman's Library in different translations in 1907 and in 1992/1998"--Title page verso. "Translation has played a key role in the formation of The Arabian Nights as we know it ... Editor Wen-chin Ouyang has compiled a carefully chosen selection from influential English translations, showcasing the strengths of different translators, including Richard Burton, Edward Lane, Jonathan Scott, and John Payne"--Jacket. Includes tales translated by N.J. Dawood, Ursula Lyons and J.C. Mardrus. Includes bibliographical references (pages xxiii-xxv)

Summary:

A collection of tales told by Scheherazade to amuse the cruel sultan and stop him from executing her as he had his other daily wives.

Series:

Everyman's Library ; 361.

ISBN:

0375712410
9780375712418

OCLC:

(OCoLC)858896409

LCCN:

2014003440

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

FGPD194 -- New Hampton Public Library (New Hampton)