Dublin Core
Title
Text: The Thousand and One Nights
Subject
The Thousand and One Nights
Description
"One Thousand and One Nights" is a collection of Middle Eastern stories orally compiled over centuries. In every story, Scheherazade, the main character, entertains the king to avoid death and to save the people of the kingdom. The stories discuss morals, fantasy, love, and almost always include cliffhangers. "One Thousand and One Nights" is critical for understanding the oral storytelling and folk tales of the time.
Creator
Anonymous
Source
Harvey, William. The Thousand and One Nights (Penguin Classics, 1973).
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Date
13th century CE, 700 Gregorian
Language
Originally Arabic, translated to English by Dawood
Type
Text