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The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night Volume 7.: A Complete Translation of the Arabian Nights
Paperback
RomanceClassic FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781633843493
Publisher: SMK Books
Published: Jul 23 2015
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.75
Height: 0.52 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A continuation of John Payne's complete Victorian translation of the Arabian Nights, preserving the narrative sequence and literary character of the original corpus.
This seventh volume forms part of John Payne's multi-volume English rendering of The Thousand Nights and One Night, one of the most influential collections of narrative literature in the world. Framed by the story of Shahrazad, whose nightly tales delay her execution, the work unfolds through an interconnected sequence of romances, adventures, and moral narratives drawn from Arabic, Persian, and Indian traditions.
The stories in this volume contribute to the cumulative structure of the Nights, where embedded tales, recurring motifs, and shifts in tone create a layered narrative experience. Payne's translation, produced in the late nineteenth century for a limited readership, adopts a formal and consistent literary style, aiming to convey the texture and rhythm of the source material rather than simplifying it for a general audience. As such, it stands apart from later abridged editions, offering a more complete and historically grounded presentation.
As part of the full Payne sequence, this volume is best understood within the context of the complete set, which collectively represents one of the earliest substantial English-language translations of the Nights. It remains of interest to readers of world literature, translation history, and classical storytelling traditions.
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