The Arabian Nights: An Encyclopedia (Two Volume Set)

The most comprehensive treatment of the Arabian Nights ever published, with more than 800 detailed encyclopedic entries and a wealth of authoritative essays and resources. 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. Includes 800+ encyclopedic entries covering all aspects of the Arabian Nights Begins with a fascinating introduction and a variety of essays by renowned scholars, presenting areas of pivotal interest and concern Includes a concordance of tales in different editions and translations Provides an extensive bibliography, featuring reference works published in English and other languages Literary style and narrative technique in the Arabian nights / by David Beaumont Situation, motivation, and action in the Arabian nights / by Aboubakr Chraïbi The oral connections of the Arabian nights / by Hasan El-Shamy Poetry and the Arabian nights / by Geert Jan Van Gelder The manuscript tradition of the Arabian nights / by Heinz Grotzfeld The Arabian nights in film adaptations / by Robert Irwin The Arabian nights as an orientalist text / by Rana Kabbani Illustrations to the Arabian nights / by Kazue Kobayashi The Arabian nights and the popular epics / by Remke Kruk Homosexuality, heterosexuality, and Shahrazâd / by Dedwa Malti-Douglas The Arabian nights and the Jews / by Joseph Sadan Images of masculinity in the Arabian nights / by Reinhard Schulze Social life and popular culture in the Arabian nights / by Boaz Shoshan Modern Arabic literature and the Arabian nights / by Wiebke Walther The phenomenon of the Arabian night The world of the Arabian Nights Appendixes. "The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia is the first English-language reference work to present detailed, authoritative, and up-to-date research on all the published tales, covering key protagonists, themes, important translations, textual history, adaptations, works inspired by individual stories, and the literary context for each tale. Compiled by renowned scholars, the encyclopedia offers thoroughly researched and reliable information on a wide array of little-known topics." "The encyclopedia's numerous scholarly essays explore motivation and action in the tales, manuscript traditions, popular culture, film adaptations, modern Arabic literature, and other broad areas of inquiry. Its more than 800 A-Z entries cover a wide range of subjects from Ali the Cairene and James Joyce to mad lovers and wine. Incorporating original unpublished research, the book is a valuable resource for scholars, educators, students, and all libraries."--Jacket

marking 300 Years Since The Collection Of Middle Eastern Stories Was First Introduced To European Readers, This Reference Provides Information On Enduring Questions And Issues; Summaries And Discussions Of 551 Specific Stories That Have Appeared In Various Manuscripts And Editions; And Articles On The Origin, Character, Context, And Aftermath Of The Collection As Well As On People Connected With Its Production Or Dissemination And Writers And Artists Who Have Been Influenced By It. Despite Its Purported Antiquated Diction And Obsession With Various Kinds Of Sexual Practices, Richard Burton's 1885-88 Translation Into English As Taken As The Reference, Both Because It Is Comprehensive And Widely Available. The Entries Are Extensively Cross-referenced; Concordances And Other Tools Are Appended. The Two Volumes Are Paged And Indexed Together. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or

The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Illustrations......Page 22 Introduction......Page 24 Introductory Essays......Page 30 The Phenomenon of the Arabian Nights......Page 92 The World of the Arabian Nights......Page 494 Appendix 1 Concordance of Quoted Texts......Page 772 Appendix 2 Closely Corresponding Stories Quoted in the Arabian Nights Encyclopedia......Page 812 Appendix 3 Concordance for Quotations of Chauvin 1892–1922......Page 816 Appendix 4 International Tale-Types Corresponding to the System of The Types of the Folktale......Page 824 Appendix 5 Narrative Motifs According to Stith Thompson’s Motif-Index......Page 830 Appendix 6 Concordance for Quotations from Arabia ridens......Page 838 Bibliography......Page 840 Index......Page 882 About the Authors......Page 950 The whole story of One Thousand and One Nights is Persian and the characters are Persian, including pure Persian names, however its better known as "Arabian Nights". This book advocates this inaccurate name and therefore is not a trustworthy source for studying the "One Thousand and One Nights".While you are at it write a book on Alexander and call it the "Turkish Conqueror" who is a Ninja, historically accurate by your standards. "This comprehensive reference on the "Arabian Nights" presents detailed research on virtually all aspects of the tales, including major protagonists, themes, important translations, textual history, adaptations, reworkings, works inspired by the tales and aspects of literary theory." v. 1. Introductory essays The phenomenon of the Arabian nights v. 2. The world of the Arabian nights.