Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes: Volume XVI

Cosimo, Inc., Dec 1, 2008 - Literary Collections - 392 pages

Notorious for the delight he took in tweaking the sexual taboos of the Victorian age-as well as the delight he took in the resulting shock of his bashful peers-British adventurer, linguist, and author CAPTAIN SIR RICHARD FRANCIS BURTON (1821-1890) is perhaps best remembered for his unexpurgated translation of the Eastern classic The One Thousand and One Nights, more famously known today as The Arabian Nights. Originating in Persian, Indian, and Arabic sources as far back as the ninth century AD, this collection of bawdy tales-which Burton was the first to bring to English readers in uncensored form-has exerted incalculable influence on modern literature. It represents one of the earliest examples of a framing story, as young Shahrazad, under threat of execution by the King, postpones her death by regaling him with these wildly entertaining stories over the course of 1,001 nights. The stories themselves feature early instances of sexual humor, satire and parody, murder mystery, horror, and even science fiction. Burton's annotated 16-volume collection, as infamous as it is important, was first published between 1885 and 1888, and remains an entertainingly naughty read. Volume XVI-the sixth and final volume of Burton's Supplemental Nights-includes: [ "The History of Al-Bundukani or, the Caliph Harun Al-Rashid and the Daughter of King Kisra" [ "The Linguist-Dame, The Duenna and the King's Son" [ "The Tale of the Warlock and the Young Cook of Baghdad" [ "The Pleasant History of the Cock and the Fox" [ appendices, notes, and indexes [ and more.

Contents

• THE SAY OF HAYKAR THE SAGE: 1
• THE HISTORY OF ALBUNDUKANI OR THE CALIPH HARUN: 31
• THE LINGUISTDAME THE DUENNA AND THE KINGS SON: 69
• THE TALE OF THE WARLOCK AND THE YOUNG COOK: 95
• THE PLEASANT HISTORY OF THE COCK AND THE FOX: 113
• HISTORY OF WHAT BEFEL THE FOWLLET WITH THE FOWLER: 119
• THE TALE OF ATTAF: 129
• HISTORY OF PRINCE HABIB AND WHAT BEFEL HIM WITH: 171
• NOTES ON THE STORIES CONTAINED IN VOLUME XVI By W: 213
• INDEX TO THE TALES AND PROPER NAMES: 219
• index to the variants and analogues: 226
• additional notes on the bibliography of the thousand: 287
• THE BIOGRAPHY OF THE BOOK AND ITS REVIEWERS REVIEWED: 311
• OPINIONS OF THE PRESS: 359

Bibliographic information

• Title: Arabian Nights, in 16 volumes: Volume XVI
• Translated by: Richard F. Burton
• Edition: reprint, annotated
• Publisher: Cosimo, Inc., 2008
• ISBN: 1605206083, 9781605206080
• Length: 392 pages
• Subjects: Literary Collections / Middle Eastern