The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 by Anonymous
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About this eBook
| Author | Anonymous |
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| Title | The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Credits | Text scanned by JC Byers and proof read by the volunteers of the Distributed Proofreaders site |
| Summary | "The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01" by Anonymous is a classic collection of folk tales and stories originating from the Middle Eastern literary tradition, likely compiled during the medieval period. The book is known for its rich storytelling and exotic narratives, framed around the central tale of Scheherazade, who tells stories to delay her execution by the Sultan Schahriar, who has vowed to marry a new woman each day only to execute her the following morning. Through her inventive storytelling, Scheherazade captivates the Sultan and saves her own life. The opening portion introduces the backstory of how Schahriar, after discovering his wife's infidelity, decides to take a new bride each night only to kill her at dawn. This brutal cycle is interrupted by the cleverness of Scheherazade, the vizier's daughter, who volunteers to marry the Sultan. On the first night, she begins narrating a captivating tale about a merchant who encounters a vengeful genie. This interplay of storytelling provides an intricate framework for numerous adventures and moral lessons that follow in subsequent chapters, highlighting themes of infidelity, vengeance, fate, and the power of narration to transform one's destiny. The rich narratives and colorful characters promise an engaging read, drawn from a timeless source of folklore. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PJ: Language and Literatures: Oriental languages and literatures |
| Subject | Fairy tales |
| Subject | Arabs -- Folklore |
| Subject | Folklore -- Arab countries |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 5612 |
| Release Date | May 1, 2004 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 29, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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