Harun Al Rashid And The World Of The Thousand And One Nights

Author : Clot Andreu Howe John
Publisher : Saqi
ISBN 13 : 0863565581
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harun Al-Rashid and the World of the Thousand and One Nights written by Clot Andreu Howe John and published by Saqi. This book was released on 2014-07-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harun al-Rashid, the legendary caliph portrayed in The Thousand and One Nights, was the son of a Yemenite slave who cleared Harun's path to power, very probably by poisoning her eldest son. Harun reigned for a quarter of a century, his empire spreading over south-west Asia and into north Africa. He waged war on the Byzantine Empire, and dealt ruthlessly with the religious and social insurrections which threatened his kingdom, executing almost the entire Barmakid family when they threatened to become too powerful. As well as being a ruthless soldier and politician Harun was also a great patron of the arts, and highly esteemed by Charlemagne. He turned Baghdad into a brilliant centre of culture and learning, which witnessed unprecedented economic development, its merchants and navigators carrying the caliph's renown to the farthest corners of the known world. Surrounded by his wives, concubines, musicians and learned men in his palace in Baghdad, 'Harun the Good' remains a potent symbol of the fabled Orient. In this remarkable account André Clot explores the man behind the legend, revealing his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken to the core by religious and social revolt.

Author : André Clot
Publisher : Saqi Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harun Al-Rashid and the World of the Thousand and One Nights written by André Clot and published by Saqi Books. This book was released on 2005 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known in the West as a cultural patron and as the ruler who sent exotic gifts to Charlemagne, Harun al-Rashid was also a soldier who waged war against the Byzantine empire, and a politician who often dealt ruthlessly with the religious and social revolts which threatened his far-flung kingdom. A symbol of the fabled Orient and the caliph portrayed inThe Thousand and One Nights, he is shown living grandly in his palace in Baghdad, surrounded by his wives, concubines, musicians and learned men, but is not merely a legendary figure. He was the son of a Yemenite slave who carved a path to power, very probably by poisoning the reigning caliph, her elder son. Harun reigned for a quarter of a century, and was the most famous caliph of the Abbasid dynasty. Through Arab chronicles, the author corrects our vision of `Harun the Good`, and gives a remarkable account of his development as a ruler of an empire that was shaken by religious and social insurrections.

Author : André Clot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780803561533
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harun Al-Rashid and the World of "The Thousand and One Nights" written by André Clot and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 1479808520
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Hundred and One Nights written by and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luminous translation of Arabic tales of enchantment and wonder Translated into English for the very first time, A Hundred and One Nights is a marvelous example of the rich tradition of popular Arabic storytelling. Like the celebrated Thousand and One Nights, this collection opens with the frame story of Scheherazade, the vizier’s gifted daughter who recounts imaginative tales night after night in an effort to distract the murderous king from taking her life. A Hundred and One Nights features an almost entirely different set of stories, however, each one more thrilling, amusing, and disturbing than the last. Here, we encounter tales of epic warriors, buried treasure, disappearing brides, cannibal demon-women, fatal shipwrecks, and clever ruses, where human strength and ingenuity play out against a backdrop of inexorable, inscrutable fate. Distinctly rooted in Arabic literary culture and the Islamic tradition, these tales draw on motifs and story elements that circulated across cultures, including Indian and Chinese antecedents, and features a frame story possibly older than its more famous sibling. This vibrant translation of A Hundred and One Nights promises to transport readers, new and veteran alike, into its fantastical realms of magic and wonder.

Author : Andre Clot
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781860648335
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Caliph written by Andre Clot and published by . This book was released on 2002-09 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Muhsin S. Mahdi
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004661700
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Thousand and One Nights written by Muhsin S. Mahdi and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2023-08-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost three centuries have passed since the oldest manuscript of The Thousand and One Nights arrived in Europe. Since then, the Nights have occupied the minds of scholars world-wide, in particular the questions of origin, composition, language and literary form. In this book, Muhsin Mahdi, whose critical edition of the text brought so much praise, explores the complex literary history of the Nights, bringing to fruition the search for the archetype that constituted the core of the surviving editions, and treating the fascinating story of the growth of the collection of stories that we now know as The Thousand and One Nights.

Author : Leonard Charles Smithers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night written by Leonard Charles Smithers and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Henry Haaren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Famous Men of the Middle Ages written by John Henry Haaren and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Salman Rushdie
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143124773
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Haroun and the Sea of Stories written by Salman Rushdie and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-23 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It all begins with a letter. Fall in love with Penguin Drop Caps, a new series of twenty-six collectible and hardcover editions, each with a type cover showcasing a gorgeously illustrated letter of the alphabet. In a design collaboration between Jessica Hische and Penguin Art Director Paul Buckley, the series features unique cover art by Hische, a superstar in the world of type design and illustration, whose work has appeared everywhere from Tiffany & Co. to Wes Anderson's recent film Moonrise Kingdom to Penguin's own bestsellers Committed and Rules of Civility. With exclusive designs that have never before appeared on Hische's hugely popular Daily Drop Cap blog, the Penguin Drop Caps series debuted with an 'A' for Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, a 'B' for Charlotte Brönte's Jane Eyre, and a 'C' for Willa Cather's My Ántonia. It continues with more perennial classics, perfect to give as elegant gifts or to showcase on your own shelves. R is for Rushdie. Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, Salman Rushdie’s classic children’s novel Haroun and the Sea of Stories inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver’s Travels, Alice in Wonderland, and The Wizard of Oz. Haroun, a 12-year-old boy sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers.

Author : J.C. Mardrus
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134948689
Total Pages : 599 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of the Thousand and One Nights written by J.C. Mardrus and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of this accurate translation of the wonderful and enchanting tales of the Arabian nights.