| Arabian Nights and Orientalism: Perspectives from East and West Contributor(s): Nishio, Tetsuo (Author), Yamanaka, Yuriko (Author) |
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ISBN: 1850437688 ISBN-13: 9781850437680 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: To commemorate the tercentenary of the first Western edition of "The Arabian Nights, "Yamanaka and Nishio marry Western and Japanese perspectives to analyze the rich cross-cultural fertilization that ensued. "Arabian Nights and Orientalism" examines narrative motifs, and relates them to other cultures, traditions, and forms of representation. The authors place the tales in a whole range of new contexts, from 19th century British feminism to ancient Greek romance. This lavishly illustrated book explores the interplay between image and text in various editions, and sheds new light on the tales' origin in the Persian professional storytelling tradition. Robert Irwin's foreword offers an overview of critical responses to "The Arabian Nights," which highlights the originality of this volume. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Middle Eastern |
| Dewey: 398.220 |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.32" W x 9.56" (1.29 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Arabian Nights and Orientalism in Resonance was especially commissioned to celebrate the tercentenary of the first Western edition of The Arabian Nights. This volume marries Western and Japanese perspectives on The Arabian Nights to provide a fascinating study of how this literary phenomenon brought about a unique and rich cross-cultural fertilization. The volume is divided into three sections: the first part deals with narrative motifs and styles; the second part examines the 'Nights' from a comparative point of view and the third part unfolds the relationship between the written text and its pictorial representation. Extensively illustrated throughout, The Arabian Nights and Orientalism in Resonance will be of interest to scholars of the Middle East as well as anyone who has ever fallen under the spell of Scheherazade's stories. |