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Great Writers Inspire: 18th Century Oriental Fiction
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This collection of resources considers the role of Oriental fiction in the development of the English novel in the 18th century.

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Arts and Humanities
Literature
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University of Oxford
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Great Writers Inspire
Author:
Ros Ballaster
Date Added:
02/12/2013
Oriental Tales and Their Influence
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Prof. Warner and Prof. Ballaster begin their conversation with Antoine Galland's translation into French from Arabic of the 'Alf Layla wa-Layla' as the first two volumes of 'Les Mille et Une Nuit' in the first decade of eighteenth century. The twelve-volume text that became known in the English-speaking world as 'The Arabian Nights Entertainments' was woven together from manuscript and verbal sources as well as added to with apparently invented tales by Antoine Galland himself. Warner and Ballaster open their discussion by considering whether Galland's tales provide a better window on the French salon culture of the early eighteenth century than Islamic empire medieval or modern. This audio recording is part the Interviews on Great Writers series presented by Oxford University Podcasts.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Literature
World Cultures
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
University of Oxford
Provider Set:
University of Oxford Podcasts
Author:
Ros Ballaster, Marina Warner
Date Added:
03/13/2013