{"product_id":"the-arabian-nights-paperback","title":"The Arabian Nights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMuhsin Mahdi\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eHusain Haddawy\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories of \u003cem\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/em\u003e (and stories within stories, and stories within stories within stories) are famously told by the Princess Shahrazad, under the threat of death should the king lose interest in her tale. Collected over the centuries from India, Persia, and Arabia, and ranging from adventure fantasies, vivacious erotica, and animal fables, to pointed Sufi tales, these stories provided the daily entertainment of the medieval Islamic world at the height of its glory. No one knows exactly when a given story originated, and many circulated orally for centuries before being written down; but in the process of telling and retelling, they were modified to reflect the general life and customs of the Arab society that adapted them--a distinctive synthesis that marks the cultural and artistic history of Islam. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis translation is of the complete text of the Mahdi edition, the definitive Arabic edition of a fourteenth-century Syrian manuscript, which is the oldest surviving version of the tales and considered to be the most authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFull of mischief and valor, ribaldry and romance, \"The Arabian Nights is a work that has enthralled readers for centuries. \u003cbr\u003eThe origins of \"The Arabian Nights are obscure. About a thousand years ago a vast number of stories in Arabic from various countries began to be brought together; only much later was the collection called The Arabian Nights or the Thousand and One Nights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.06 x 8.27 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755714380064,"sku":"9780393331660","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/92c9d3b3af45e4f7160476c0db9c6679.webp?v=1780066681","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-arabian-nights-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}