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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night Volume 5.: A Complete Translation of the Arabian Nights
Paperback
RomanceClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781633843479
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Jul 23 2015
Pages: 250
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A continuation of the complete English translation of the Arabian Nights, presenting a further sequence of interwoven tales within the established narrative frame. This fifth volume of The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, translated by John Payne, extends the cycle of stories told by Scheherazade, maintaining the structural continuity that defines the collection.
The narratives range across episodes of adventure, intrigue, transformation, and moral reflection, with each tale contributing to the broader pattern of embedded storytelling. Payne's translation preserves a consistent prose style, emphasizing clarity and formal balance while maintaining the cohesion of the multi-volume work. The progression from one tale to another reinforces the cumulative design of the collection rather than isolating individual stories.
As part of the complete set, this volume contributes to one of the most enduring works of world literature. It remains central to the study of narrative tradition, translation, and the transmission of literary material across cultures.
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