The Arabian Nights in Historical Context

The Arabian Nights in Historical Context
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9780199554157
ISBN-13 : 0199554153
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Book Synopsis The Arabian Nights in Historical Context by : Saree Makdisi

Download or read book The Arabian Nights in Historical Context written by Saree Makdisi and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-13 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 300 hundred years following the translation of The Arabian Nights into French and English, a chain of editions, compilations, translations, and variations has circled the globe. Here scholars from across the world reassess the influence of the Nights in Enlightenment and Romantic literature and beyond.


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