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Third and final volume of history's definitive collection of fantastic tales. Delightfully translated, authentic and poetic, with the tales ranging into horror, fantasy, humor, and philosophical fables. This volume concludes the captivating saga of the 1,001 tales, along with most famous stories of Aladdin. As with the other volumes, there is a glossary and complete list of tales- both very useful tools. Having the first two volumes as well is most certainly recommended, in that the complete work is such a magnificent treasure trove of literature and a fascinating glimpse into an ancient time and exotic culture.


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The Arabian Nights Tales of 1001 Nights Volume 3 Penguin Classics Anonymous Robert Irwin Malcolm C Lyons Ursula Lyons Books Reviews

For most people, the Arabian Nights are just a handful of stories - Sinbad, Aladdin and Ali Baba. Reading the entire 1001 Nights in the new Penguin translation is an eye opener. Only Sinbad is in the Nights proper (the other stories are "supplemental nights" and are included here as appendices). The other stories range from epic adventures (the tale and Sharrken and his family takes up nearly 100 nights or about a tenth of the volume) to Aesop like animal fables that are short enough that several are told in one night.

Throughout it all there are tales of adventure, romance, and magic. I was surprise that in a number of these stories it is the men who faint and the women who take up the sword and go into battle. In some of the earlier tales, there are stories within stories, sometimes several layers deep that create nested doll effect and feel surprisingly modern. A lot of the stories follow the same formula - separated lovers or young men trying to prove their valor - but it is amazing how many different variations this compilation rings on these similar themes.

The Penguin translation is crisp and clean - neither too modern nor too archaic. The poetry is retained throughout and it is hardly the greatest poetry, and the tales where someone proves their knowledge of Medieval science or religious law is probably more for specialists, but the vast majority of the nights are exciting stories that keep you wanting the read the next night to see what happens - which is exactly what the character of Scheherazade intended.

It took me nearly three years to read this but I tried to read one night excerpt each day to get the feel of what Scheherazade experienced. Yes, work sometimes forced me to play catch up and yes, some days I did read ahead to find out what happened. But I stuck close to my plan and it was an amazing journey into a masterwork that we all think we know, but it turns out we know very little. For example - there are no flying carpets! However, the slapstick adventures of the Hunchback tales, the wonder of the Ebony Horse and the mysterious City of Brass await you.
I have purchased all three volumes of which this is the third. Physically, they are beautifully executed each volume is large and heavier than most paperbacks but the spine is strong and up to the task.

Volume three contains nights 719 to 1001. It has well-drawn Maps, a detailed Glossary and an Index of Nights and Stories for all three volumes, broken down by volume. Each volume has the same Maps and Glossary but only Volume 3 has the comprehensive Index for all three volumes (e.g., the Volume 1 Index only indexes the stories in Volume 1). Volume 1 has the additional Editorial Note, Note on the Translation, Translating Galland, and Further Reading. Volume 1 was clearly designed to be the beginning and Volume 3 the end. Each can be read separately but if you want 1001 nights of reading joy I recommend all three.

Over the years I have read many Nights in other translations. They were written in a style that suited the English language of the day which makes them somewhat tedious to read now. This translation has retained the spirit set in an English that is much more readable today; reading flows smoothly and is a joy.
I've been reading this translation off-and-on since late 2010. It has been a magnificent reading experience. Certainly there are formulaic elements in THE ARABIAN NIGHTS. The characters tend toward the stereotypical there's the handsome naïve but perseverant hero, the beautiful princess, the wily vizier, the temperamental sultan, and the wicked magician. Things seem to happen in threes. Certain situations become commonplace Any net cast is destined to eventually haul in a cache of treasure, a talking fish, or some magical object. If there's a door and someone says, "never open that door," you can bet your life that before the story is over that door is going to be opened. The supernatural elements are everywhere and we see alien societies of beings with super powers who can thrive underwater, or on high mountains, or in secret caves. Dickensian coincidences abound. And I came to love every bit of it the same way I loved fairy tales as a child. The language is formulaic, too. "Morning now dawned and Sharazad broke off from what she had been allowed to say" begins virtually every story. I loved "to hear is to obey, "and "they lived happily until they were visited by the destroyer of delights."

The stories in this final volume seem more "literary" than those of the previous two volumes. The big difference is the abundance of poetry. The great American librettist/lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II said of writing musicals that the characters should only sing when the emotion is so big that speech alone does not suffice. That is the way verse is used this volume. Older translations usually omit these verses, which is too bad because it lifts these stories to a higher plane. The alternative is swooning. The heroes swoon quite often in these stories, sometimes to comic effect. The ladies, however, are often daring, bloodthirsty, and incapable of fatigue. Miriam the sash-maker at one point disguises herself as a man using a horrifying technique later perfected by Hannibal Lechter!

These tales also include a great deal of information about the lives of common people that is embedded in these stories. One can learn a lot about such things as their diet, their homes, and their daily habits. This was especially evident to me in the long "orphan story" of Aladdin, translated by Ursula Lyons, which is also in this volume. Aladdin is a street urchin until he is taken under the wing of a magician with an ulterior motive. But the magician takes him out of the slums and among respectable people so that he can observe their behavior and learn how to get along in polite society.

This is a great work of literature that has influenced many cultures. It is a book to be read again and again. Five stars.
Third and final volume of history's definitive collection of fantastic tales. Delightfully translated, authentic and poetic, with the tales ranging into horror, fantasy, humor, and philosophical fables. This volume concludes the captivating saga of the 1,001 tales, along with most famous stories of Aladdin. As with the other volumes, there is a glossary and complete list of tales- both very useful tools. Having the first two volumes as well is most certainly recommended, in that the complete work is such a magnificent treasure trove of literature and a fascinating glimpse into an ancient time and exotic culture.