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The Arabian Nights, Volume I: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One
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The Arabian Nights, Volume I: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights Mass market paperbound - 2007

by Anonymous; Richard Burton (Translator); Adapted by Jack Zipes

After King Shahryar had his wife killed for cheating, he began to corrupt-then kill-one virgin a night, as revenge on womankind. Then he meets Scheherazade, who, night after night, saves her own life by telling him fantastical tales of genies, wishes, terror, and passion.


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After King Shahryar had his wife killed for cheating, he began to corrupt-then kill-one virgin a night, as revenge on womankind. Then he meets Scheherazade, who, night after night, saves her own life by telling him fantastical tales of genies, wishes, terror, and passion.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 595-596).

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  • Title The Arabian Nights, Volume I: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights
  • Author Anonymous; Richard Burton (Translator); Adapted by Jack Zipes
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 592
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Signet Book
  • Date July 3, 2007
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780451530592 / 0451530594
  • Weight 0.64 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.88 x 4.28 x 1.38 in (17.48 x 10.87 x 3.51 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Arabs, Folklore - Arab countries
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008297319
  • Dewey Decimal Code 398.22

About the author

Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821-1890) was a gifted linguist, a daring explorer, a prolific author, and one of the most flamboyant celebrities of his day. Forced to leave Oxford for unruly behavior, he joined the British Army in India, where he gained a remarkable knowledge of Arabic, Hindustani, and Persian, eventually acquiring twenty-nine languages and many dialects. He led the famed expedition to discover the source of the Nile and, disguised as a Muslim, made a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, then forbidden to non-Muslims, and penetrated the sacred city of Harare in uncharted East Africa. Burton translated unexpurgated versions of many famous texts including the Kama Sutra (1883) and Arabian Nights (1885-88), which is perhaps his most celebrated achievement.

Daniel Beaumont is an associate professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Rochester and the author of Slave of Desire, a critical study of the Arabian Nights. He is also a teacher and scholar of the blues.

Jack Zipes is a professor of German at the University of Minnesota. The author of several books on fairy tales, including Don't Bet on the Prince, Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion, and Breaking the Magic Spell, he is the editor and translator of The Complete Tales of the Brothers Grimm and the editor of Signet Classics's The Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde.

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