Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales

Name: Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales
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SKU: 9781804178058
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Fables, Folkore & Ancient Stories

Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions

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Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales includes captivating stories such as 'The Merchant and the Genie', 'The Fisherman and the Genie', 'The Porter and the Three Ladies', and 'The Three Apples'. These folk and fairy tales of Western Asia originate from Arabic and Indian oral storytelling and... Read More

Format: Hardback

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Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales

The Book of the Seven Vizirs, The Tale of the Four Dervishes, the famous stories of Sinbad, and the tales of Scheherazade are brought together here as a magical thread of love and adventure, invoking the mysteries of the night and the mirages of the desert.

A delightful addition to the Collector's Editions, introducing tales from ancient and medieval Arabic literature.

Description

Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales includes captivating stories such as 'The Merchant and the Genie', 'The Fisherman and the Genie', 'The Porter and the Three Ladies', and 'The Three Apples'. These folk and fairy tales of Western Asia originate from Arabic and Indian oral storytelling and the medieval literature of the Arab world.

These stories have permeated everyday culture in the modern era, with new versions and interpretations breathing new life into classic themes.

Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales also includes The Book of the Seven Vizirs, The Tale of the Four Dervishes, the famous stories of Sinbad, and the tales of Scheherazade. Together, they form a magical thread of love and adventure, invoking the mysteries of the night and the mirages of the desert.

This deluxe edition is a beautiful hardback, featuring foil and emboss detailing, with gilded edges, and comes with a new introduction.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804178058

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 22 October 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing

Illustration: 3 Line drawings, black and white

Contributors:

General editor J.K. Jackson
Introduction by Dr. Orhan Elmaz

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 168.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 416

Collections

Education & Reference General Fiction Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions

About the Author

Dr. Orhan Elmaz (Introduction) teaches Digital Humanities and classical and modern Arabic language, literature and culture at the University of St Andrews. His research area lies at the intersection of linguistics, intellectual history, and transcultural studies. He has published on the Qur'an (and its use and abuse), computational and corpus linguistics, and One Thousand and One Nights. Currently, he is working on the emergence and development of feminist ideas, specifically female education, contrasting different Muslim-majority and Muslim-minority communities of the Middle East, Europe and Central Asia in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. J.K. Jackson (General Editor) has written, edited and contributed to over 20 books on mythology and folklore. Related works include studies of Babylonian creation myths, the philosophy of time and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature.