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Languages : en
Pages : 166
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Eastern Love: The young wives' tale, from the Arabic of Amor ben Amar. Tales of Fez, from the Arabic
Author: Eastern Love: The young wives' tale and Tales of Fez
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Category : Erotic literature
Languages : en
Pages : 168
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Eastern Love
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Category : Civilization, Oriental
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Eastern Love
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Category : Oriental literature
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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One Thousand Nights and a Night
Author: Richard BurtonPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781512386219
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
The subtitle for Sir Richard Francis Burton's Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, is "A plain and literal translation of the Arabian Nights' Entertainments," however, given the tendencies of its translator, it is anything but plain. Burton wasn't some crotchety old scholar lucubrating his way through the Arabic in far away England; he had lived all over the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, and spoke 29 languages to boot. The Book of the Thousand Nights contains the larger story of Scheherazade, who supposedly told each tale to her murderous husband over the course of the night so she might keep her head. Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights is in 16 volumes, and at the end of each are his footnotes. Be sure not to skip these, as they're a wealth of anthropological and cultural info written by a most frank and sometimes libidinous author. The collection itself can be traced by back thousands of years and comes from sources such as Arabic, Persian, Indian, Egyptian, and Mesopotamian.
Poems for the Millennium, Volume Four
Author: Jerome RothenbergPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520273850
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 792
Book Description
"Global anthology of twentieth-century poetry"--Back cover.
Cultural Symbiosis in Al-Andalus
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ISBN: 9789299001240
Category : Andalusia (Spain)
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Vol 1
Author: Sir Richard Francis BurtonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781721295838
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, vol 1 A Plain and Literal Translation of the Arabian Nights Entertainments Sir Richard Francis Burton Introduction: Story Of King Shahryar and His Brother - a. Tale of the Bull and the Ass 1. Tale of the Trader and the Jinni a. The First Shaykh's Story - b. The Second Shaykh's Story c. The Third Shaykh's Story - 2. The Fisherman and the Jinni - a. Tale of the Wazir and the Sage Duban ab. Story of King Sindibad and His Falcon ac. Tale of the Husband and the Parrot ad. Tale of the Prince and the Ogress b. Tale of the Ensorcelled Prince 3. The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad a. The First Kalandar's Tale - b. The Second Kalandar's Tale - ba. Tale of the Envier and the Envied - c. The Third Kalandar's Tale d. The Eldest Lady's Tale - e. Tale of the Portress Conclusion of the Story of the Porter and the Three Ladies - 4. Tale of the Three Apples - 5. Tale of Nur Al-din Ali and his Son - 6. The Hunchback's Tale - a. The Nazarene Broker's Story b. The Reeve's Tale - c. Tale of the Jewish Doctor d. Tale of the Tailor - e. The Barber's Tale of Himself - ea. The Barber's Tale of his First Brother eb. The Barber's Tale of his Second Brother - ec. The Barber's Tale of his Third Brother ed. The Barber's Tale of his Fourth Brother - ee. The Barber's Tale of his Fifth Brother - ef. The Barber's Tale of his Sixth Brother - The End of the Tailor's Tale. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience
The Jewish Encyclopedia
Author: Discourse on the State of the Jews
Author: Simone LuzzattoPublisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110528231
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
In 1638, a small book of no more than 92 pages in octavo was published “appresso Gioanne Calleoni” under the title “Discourse on the State of the Jews and in particular those dwelling in the illustrious city of Venice.” It was dedicated to the Doge of Venice and his counsellors, who are labelled “lovers of Truth.” The author of the book was a certain Simone (Simḥa) Luzzatto, a native of Venice, where he lived and died, serving as rabbi for over fifty years during the course of the seventeenth century. Luzzatto’s political thesis is simple and, at the same time, temerarious, if not revolutionary: Venice can put an end to its political decline, he argues, by offering the Jews a monopoly on overseas commercial activity. This plan is highly recommendable because the Jews are “wellsuited for trade,” much more so than others (such as “foreigners,” for example). The rabbi opens his argument by recalling that trade and usury are the only occupations permitted to Jews. Within the confines of their historical situation, the Venetian Jews became particularly skilled at trade with partners from the Eastern Mediterranean countries. Luzzatto’s argument is that this talent could be put at the service of the Venetian government in order to maintain – or, more accurately, recover – its political importance as an intermediary between East and West. He was the first to define the role of the Jews on the basis of their economic and social functions, disregarding the classic categorisation of Judaism’s alleged privileged religious status in world history. Nonetheless, going beyond the socio-economic arguments of the book, it is essential to point out Luzzatto’s resort to sceptical strategies in order to plead in defence of the Venetian Jews. It is precisely his philosophical and political scepticism that makes Luzzatto’s texts so unique. This edition aims to grant access to his works and thought to English-speaking readers and scholars. By approaching his texts from this point of view, the editors hope to open a new path in research into Jewish culture and philosophy that will enable other scholars to develop new directions and new perspectives, stressing the interpenetration between Jews and the surrounding Christian and secular cultures.
