The thousand and one nights space, travel and transformation / Richard van Leeuwen.
| Author/creator | Leeuwen, Richard van |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. |
| Description | 161 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; 15 Routledge studies in Middle Eastern literatures ; 15. ^A886322 |
| Contents | Travelling, boundaries and narratives -- Roads to power -- Night and day : the two faces of man -- Marginality, individuality and the traveller -- The spirit of place -- The domains of love -- Magic and the logic of narrative space -- Some conclusions. |
| Review | "In many stories of the well-known masterpiece of Arabic literature, the Thousand and one nights, themes and motifs of space and travel are of essential importance for the structure of the narrative. This volume discusses these themes and shows that they are used not only as a setting in which the story to the final denouement."--Jacket. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-155) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2006014066 |
| ISBN | 9780415400398 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0415400392 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |