2004/07/01 by Ulrich Marzolph · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #African history and culture analysis #Ancient history #Art #Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies #History #Linguistics #Literature #Persian #Persian literature #Philosophy #Position (finance)
paper · doi:10.1515/fabl.2004.45.3-4.275
openalex publication_date 2004/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
This essay is concerned with the links between the Arabian Nights and Iranian Culture. While the links are to some extent quite obvious and have been extensively discussed in previous research, some implications are less visible. In surveying these links, I discuss five major areas: (1) The Iranian prototype of the Nights ; (2) Tales of alleged Persian origin; (3) Persian characters within the tales; (4) Persian translations of the Arabian Nights ; and (5) The position of the Arabian Nights in modern Iran.