num_pages: 352
description: A companion to "The Arabian Nights", this text examines how the stories came to be put together; the transmission from Sanskrit, Persian, Greek and Coptic sources; the style and vocabulary; the influences that the tales have had on Western art and literature; the problem of "orientalism"; and critical attitudes to the tales over the centuries.
language: English
title: The Arabian Nights: A Companion
titlecomplete: The Arabian Nights: A Companion (Penguin Literary Criticism)
genres: Books About Books, Reference, Nonfiction, Literature, Classics, Islam, Mythology, Folklore, History, Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 178
publisher: Penguin Books