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Thousand and One Nights

Richard van Leeuwen
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Fictional Narratives
Follow
forbidden
framing
Framing Story
Golden Cage
hasan
Held
hero transformation
Kidnapped
Labyrinth
literary space theory
magic in literature
Metaphorical Structures
narrative journeys in Arabic classics
narrative structure studies
Prophet Muh
Reborn
Sayf Ibn
Serpent Queen
Smooth
Social Reproduction
space
spatiotemporal
Spatiotemporal Structure
story
striated
Striated Space
structure
Sultan
Unlimited
Vice Versa
Violated
Wandering
Young Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780415597418
  • Weight: 310g
  • Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
  • Publication Date: 18 Aug 2010
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Description

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 fresh approach to many stories of the collection, but also proposes new insights in the nature of The Thousand and one Nights as a self-reflexive narrative and is essential reading for scholars of Arabic literature.
About Richard van Leeuwen
Richard van Leeuwen is currently affiliated to the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He has published extensively on the Thousand and one nights, modern Arabic literature, Middle Eastern history and Islam. He has also worked as a translator of Arabic literature and he is currently doing research on Middle Eastern travel and Rashîd Ridâ

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