ISBN:
9781433187797
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (262 pages)
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DDC:
398.22
Keywords:
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
This book focuses on debates and controversies around the Arabian Nights, whichmade significant cultural inroads throughout European cultures in 18th-19th century. The book analyzes modes and patterns of reading, response, engagement, commentary, translations, claims to authentication, abridgements, and illustrations.
Abstract:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Preface to the New Edition -- Acknowledgments -- 1 The Eighteenth-Century Reception of the Arabian Nights -- 2 The Growing Vogue of Scheherazade's Tales -- 3 Patterns of Critical Response: The Romantic Appraisal of Scheherazade's Aesthetics -- 4 Lane and the Victorian Literary Scene -- 5 A Panorama of Eastern Life -- 6 The Growth of Scholarly Interest in the Arabian Nights -- A Selected Bibliography -- Index.
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