The Arabian Nights - Sir Richard Burton - Audio Book
The Arabian Nights - Sir Richard Burton : Though The Arabian Nights are generally known as stories for children, they were originally tales for adults full of adventure, sexuality, violence and the supernatural.
They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the 19th century explorer, linguist and erotologist who brought all his worldly experience and a superbly expressive prose style to bear on the tales of Sindbad the Seaman and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Scheherazade must keep her king entertained with stories if she is to avoid the promised sentence of death.
The tales told are mainly of fantasy and love. The tales within the Arabian Nights are light hearted and amusing. More than half of the stories are of charming Princes whose wits are captivated by the beauty of Princesses and the end of such tale are of course "happy". I have to say that its difficult for me to distinguish between what is Arabic and what is Persian in these beautiful tales. It does'nt matter:I am just enjoying it !
They certainly inspired the imagination of Sir Richard Burton, the 19th century explorer, linguist and erotologist who brought all his worldly experience and a superbly expressive prose style to bear on the tales of Sindbad the Seaman and Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Scheherazade must keep her king entertained with stories if she is to avoid the promised sentence of death.
The tales told are mainly of fantasy and love. The tales within the Arabian Nights are light hearted and amusing. More than half of the stories are of charming Princes whose wits are captivated by the beauty of Princesses and the end of such tale are of course "happy". I have to say that its difficult for me to distinguish between what is Arabic and what is Persian in these beautiful tales. It does'nt matter:I am just enjoying it !
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