{"product_id":"the-arabian-nights-volume-i-the-marvels-and-wonders-of-the-thousand-and-one-nights-paperback","title":"The Arabian Nights, Volume I: The Marvels and Wonders of the Thousand and One Nights - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Burton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJack Zipes\u003c\/b\u003e (Adapted by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnjoy the timeless tales of Aladdin, Sinbad, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and many more in this first volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Arabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUpon learning of his queen's infidelity, proud King Shahryar has her killed. As revenge on womankind, he decides to wed a different virgin every night, only to have her beheaded at dawn. Such is Shahryar's practice for three terrible years--until he weds Scheherazade, the maiden who will change his life.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA breathtaking beauty, Scheherazade is as learned as she is sensuous. Her first night with the king, she uses her imagination, her eloquence, and more than a little cunning to regale him with a tale of genies and wishes, wisely cutting the story short at dawn. The king is so beguiled, he cannot have her murdered without hearing the story's end. From then on, Scheherazade spends nights conjuring stories of flying carpets and fantastical journeys, always stopping with a cliff-hanger--and saving her own life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition follows the unexpurgated translation of Richard F. Burton, the renowned Victorian explorer. Intricate and inventive, these stories within stories continue to captivate readers as they have for centuries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSir Richard Francis Burton \u003c\/b\u003e(1821-1890) was a gifted linguist, a daring explorer, a prolific author, and one of the most flamboyant celebrities of his day. Forced to leave Oxford for unruly behavior, he joined the British Army in India, where he gained a remarkable knowledge of Arabic, Hindustani, and Persian, eventually acquiring twenty-nine languages and many dialects. He led the famed expedition to discover the source of the Nile and, disguised as a Muslim, made a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca, then forbidden to non-Muslims, and penetrated the sacred city of Harare in uncharted East Africa. Burton translated unexpurgated versions of many famous texts including the \u003ci\u003eKama Sutra \u003c\/i\u003e(1883) and \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights \u003c\/i\u003e(1885-88), which is perhaps his most celebrated achievement. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaniel Beaumont \u003c\/b\u003eis an associate professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Rochester and the author of \u003ci\u003eSlave of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e, a critical study of the \u003ci\u003eArabian Nights\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also a teacher and scholar of the blues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Zipes \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of German at the University of Minnesota. The author of several books on fairy tales, including \u003ci\u003eDon't Bet on the Prince, Fairy Tales and the Art of Subversion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBreaking the Magic Spell\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Tales of the Brothers Grimm \u003c\/i\u003eand the editor of Signet Classics's \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Fairy Tales of Oscar Wilde\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.38 x 6.88 x 4.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 03, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47458962276530,"sku":"9780451530592","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/35afcc2567a510085897c87fa8c13e77.webp?v=1778896940","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-arabian-nights-volume-i-the-marvels-and-wonders-of-the-thousand-and-one-nights-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}