The Thousand and One Nights / / Muhsin S. Mahdi.
This volume discusses The Thousand and One Nights' themes of space and travel showing how they are used not only as a setting in which the story unfolds, but also as the dynamic force which propels the heroes and the story to the final dénouement. These events often symbolize a process of tran...
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| Superior document: | Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures ; v.7 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands : : E.J. Brill,, [1995] ©1995 |
| Year of Publication: | 1995 |
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern Literatures
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (170 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | This volume discusses The Thousand and One Nights' themes of space and travel showing how they are used not only as a setting in which the story unfolds, but also as the dynamic force which propels the heroes and the story to the final dénouement. These events often symbolize a process of transformation, in which the hero has to search for his destined role or strive to attain the object of his desire. In this way, themes of travel are the narrative backbone of stories of various genres including love, religion, magic and adventure.This book not only gives a fr |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9004661700 9004102043 1134146620 1280727721 9786610727728 0203961242 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Muhsin S. Mahdi. |