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The Changing Value of "Alf Laylah wa Laylah" for Nineteenth-Century Arabic, Persian, and English Readerships
- Author(s):
- Kamran Rastegar (see profile)
- Date:
- 2005
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- comparative literature, Persian Literature, arabian nights, a thousand and one nights, arabic literature
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6S52R
- Abstract:
- This article traces the social and cultural circumstances of nineteenth-century c lations and translations of Alf Laylah wa Laylah into English, Arabic, or Per particular to gauge what cultural value these modem editions were thought t for their readerships. Through an examination of the critical discourse aroun text, it can be shown how the text's cultural value was transformed through actions"--the translations and appropriations. The transformation of the valu text during this period illuminates the changing social role of literary prac consumption in these so
- Metadata:
- xml
- Published as:
- Journal article Show details
- Pub. Date:
- 2005
- Journal:
- Journal of Arabic Literature
- Volume:
- 36
- Issue:
- 3
- Page Range:
- 269 - 287
- ISSN:
- 0085-2376
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
- License:
- All Rights Reserved
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The Changing Value of "Alf Laylah wa Laylah" for Nineteenth-Century Arabic, Persian, and English Readerships