Eastern Dreams

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Eastern Dreams

How The Arabian Nights Came To The World

Author: Paul McMichael Nurse

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Language: English

Published by: Viking

Published on: 24th August 2010

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 265 Kb

ISBN: 9780143178712


The 1001 Arabian Nights

The 1001 Arabian Nights is perhaps the most famous story collection in the world. It has transcended cultures, languages, and historical eras to become familiar and beloved not only in the Eastern world, but also in the West, where it is the only acknowledged classic of Western literature to have originated from outside the West itself. Despite its prominent place in both Eastern and Western culture, the history of the Nights remains tantalizingly elusive and difficult to define.

In Eastern Dreams

author Paul Nurse discusses not only the history of this book, but also the many fascinating people, who become characters themselves, responsible for bringing the Nights to the West and the wider world, and how the Nights has influenced, and continues to influence, global culture.

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