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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450411703321

Titolo

The book of the thousand nights and one night / / rendered into English from the literal and complete French translation of J.C. Mardrus by Powys Mathers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Boston : , : Routledge & Kegan Paul, , 1986

ISBN

1-134-94867-0

1-138-17403-3

1-134-94868-9

1-280-02395-3

0-203-35912-7

9786610023950

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (599 p.)

Collana

Book of the Thousand and One Nights ; ; 2

Altri autori (Persone)

MardrusJ. C <1868-1949.> (Joseph Charles)

MathersE. Powys <1892-1939.> (Edward Powys)

Disciplina

398.22

Soggetti

Arabic literature

Arabs

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Issued in a case.

Originally published in a 2nd edition, 1964.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; THE TALE OF KAMAR AL-ZAMN AND THE PRINCESS  BUDR, MOON OF MOONS; THE TALE OF HAPPY-HANDSOME AND HAPPY-FAIR; THE TALE OF AL AL-DN AB SHMT; THE TALE OF SYMPATHY THE LEARNED; AN ADVENTURE OF THE POET AB NUWS; THE TALE OF SINBD THE SAILOR; THE TALE OF ZUMURRUD THE BEAUTIFUL, AND OF  AL SHR, SON OF GLORY; THE TALE OF THE SIX DIFFERENT COLOURED GIRLS; THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE CITY OF BRASS; THE TALE OF IBN AL-MANSR AND THE TWO GIRLS; THE TALE OF WARDN THE BUTCHER AND THE  WAZR'S DAUGHTER; THE TALE OF YAMLIKA, QUEEN OF THE SERPENTS

THE FLOWERING TERRACE OF WIT AND GARDEN OF  GALLANTRY THE STRANGE KHALFAH; THE TALE OF ROSE-IN-THE-BUD AND WORLD'S-DELIGHT; THE MAGIC TALE OF THE EBONY HORSE; THE TALE OF THE



SHIFTS OF DELILAH-THE-WILY AND  HER DAUGHTER ZAINAB-THE-CHEAT, WITH AHMAD-THE-MOTH, HASAN-THE-PEST, AND AL QUICKSILVER; THE TALE OF JDAR THE FISHERMAN OR THE  ENCHANTED BAG

Sommario/riassunto

The second volume of this accurate translation of the wonderful and enchanting tales of the Arabian nights.