Feature: What Does "1001 Nights" Actually Talk About? [Community Presentation]

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PRESENTER

Yasmeen Hibrawi

ORIGINAL CITY 

DC

Original Date

September 17, 2017

DESCRIPTION

In this afikra feature, Yasmeen Hibrawi debunks common perceptions of 1,001 Nights and shows the story behind the manuscript.

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SOURCES & FUTURE REFERENCES

• Marvellous Thieves — Paulo Lemos Horta | Harvard University Press

• The Arabian Nights: One Thousand and One Nights Summary | GradeSaver.

• Surprising Facts about Aladdin and the Arabian Nights – Interesting Literature

• Was Sinbad the Sailor Real?.

• On why the Arabian Nights matters so much to Fantasy | The Stranger's Bookshelf

• “Stealing with Style.” Literary Review by Robert Irwin. — NYU Scholars

• Sir Richard Burton | Biography, Facts, & Arabian Nights | Britannica

• Antoine Galland | Britannica

• Antoine Galland - University of Kent

• Richard Francis Burton by Raymond John Howgego

• The Arabian Nights: Medieval Fantasy and Modern Forgery - Medievalists.net

• Great Myths and Legends: The Arabian Nights: Medieval Fantasy and Modern Forgery - YouTube

Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.

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