Arabian Night's Entertainments |
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| Editor:
| Mack, Robert L. |
| Series title: | Oxford World's Classics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-955587-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $35.95AUD $32.68 |
Book Description:
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The tales with which Sheherazade nightly postpones the murderous intent of the Sultan Schahriar have entered our language and our lives like no other collection before or since. This, the only edition to include the complete text of the earliest English translation of the Nights, also offers extensive textual apparatus such as explanatory notes and plot summaries to help readers follow the complex and interwoven stories.
The tales with which Sheherazade nightly postpones the murderous intent of the Sultan Schahriar have entered our language and our lives like no other collection before or since. This, the only edition to include the complete text of the earliest English translation of the Nights, also offers extensive textual apparatus such as explanatory notes and plot summaries to help readers follow the complex and interwoven stories.