The Book of One Thousand and One Nights
Overview
One Thousand and One Nights ( Kitāb alf laylah wa-laylah) is a collection of Middle East
ern and South Asian stories
and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age
. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English language edition (1706), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment.
The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars across the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa.
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
ern and South Asian stories
South Asian Literature
The term "South Asian literature" refers to the literary works of writers from the Indian subcontinent and its diaspora. Countries to which South Asian literature's writers are linked include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal...
and folk tales compiled in Arabic during the Islamic Golden Age
Islamic Golden Age
During the Islamic Golden Age philosophers, scientists and engineers of the Islamic world contributed enormously to technology and culture, both by preserving earlier traditions and by adding their own inventions and innovations...
. It is often known in English as the Arabian Nights, from the first English language edition (1706), which rendered the title as The Arabian Nights' Entertainment.
The work was collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars across the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa.
