Arabian Nights and Orientalism

yamanaka and nishio marry Western and Japanese perspectives to analyze the rich cross-cultural fertilization that ensued. examines narrative motifs and relates them to other cultures traditions and forms of representation. The authors place the tales in a whole range of new contexts from 19th century British feminism to ancient Greek romance. This lavishly illustrated book explores the interplay between image and text in various editions and sheds new light on the tales'' Origin in the Persian professional storytelling tradition. Robert irwin''s foreword offers an overview of critical responses to which highlights the originality of this volume. .