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Elizabeth Genco
Registered User
(4/29/06 10:14 am)
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Arabian Nights editions
Hi, everyone --
I need a good readable (accessible) edition of the Arabian Nights. I'd like to avoid the Burton translation and I'm not sure where to start. Suggestions?
Thanks much,
Elizabeth
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Heidi Anne Heiner
ezOP
(4/29/06 10:49 am)
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Re: Arabian Nights editions
The Arabian Nights by Husain Haddawy (also in paperback for $4 less) is considered one of the best and is the one I keep on my shelf.
Heidi
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midori
snyder
Registered User
(4/30/06 9:49 pm)
ezSupporter
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Re: Arabian Nights editions
I second that recommendation. The introduction is very informative on the history (and famous forgeries) as well as translation issues.
Also Haddawy's translation preserve the cultural emphasis of the stories rather than rerouting them to European attitudes.
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Elizabeth Genco
Registered User
(5/1/06 6:09 pm)
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Re: Arabian Nights editions
Woo hoo!
Thanks muchly, ladies. I'll pick that one up then.
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