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How many of the “1001 Nights” were Jewish ones? Last month marked the bicentenary of the birth of Richard F. Burton, the Victorian translator of “The Arabian Nights,” or “1001 Nights,” the medieval ...
In his witty essay on the translators of the 1001 Nights, Borges celebrates a hostile dynasty, each scion striving to annihilate his predecessor. There are so many manuscripts to choose from, none ...
As a child, who hasn't been fascinated by the tales of Aladdin, Sinbad, and Shaharyar and Scheherazade? But if you want to get your hands on the first Arabic edition of 1001 Nights where these stories ...