num_pages: 130
description: The Thousand and One Nights has captivated audiences for centuries, conveying universal messages through the adventures of both historical and nonhistorical figures. Yet, since medieval times, it has not been considered worthy of serious literary debate, and has been marginalized in the tradition of high Arabic literature. This book has successfully defied this taboo and in a brilliant combination of medieval and modern studies has emphasized the continuity, rather than the compartmentalization of Arabo-Islamic culture.
language: English
title: The Thousand and One Nights in Arabic Literature and Society
titlecomplete: The Thousand and One Nights in Arabic Literature and Society (Levi Della Vida Symposia, Series Number 12)
publisher: Cambridge University Press