Les mille et une nuits: contes choisis

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Galland, Antoine, 1646-1715

Contributor:

Durand, Godefroy, 1832-1896

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les mille et une nuits: contes choisis" by Antoine Galland and Godefroy Durand is a classic collection of Middle Eastern folk tales likely compiled during the early 18th century. This enchanting anthology features the iconic character Scheherazade, who tells stories to captivate her husband, Sultan Schahriar, and delay her execution by weaving intricate tales each night. The narratives traverse a rich tapestry of adventure, love, betrayal, and magic, resonating with themes of cunning and resourcefulness. The opening portion introduces us to Scheherazade's desperate situation as the sultan, heartbroken over his wife's infidelity, has adopted a cruel practice of marrying a new woman each day, only to execute her the following morning. In a bold move to end his tyranny, Scheherazade volunteers to marry the sultan herself. Through her intellect and storytelling prowess, she begins her first tale featuring a merchant and a vengeful genie, strategically pausing at dawn to ensure her survival. Thus, an alluring cycle of storytelling commences, setting the stage for a series of fantastical adventures that blur the lines between reality and the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Les mille et une Nuits

Le Marchand et le Génie

Histoire du premier Vieillard et de la Biche

Histoire du second Vieillard et des deux Chiens noirs

Histoire du Pêcheur

Histoire du jeune Roi des îles Noires

Histoire de trois Calenders, fils de Roi, et de cinq dames de Bagdad

Histoire du premier Calender, fils de roi

Histoire du second Calender, fils de roi

Histoire du troisième Calender, fils de roi

Histoire de Zobéide

Histoire de Sindbad le marin

Premier voyage de Sindbad le marin

Second voyage de Sindbad le marin

Troisième voyage de Sindbad le marin

Quatrième voyage de Sindbad le marin

Cinquième voyage de Sindbad le marin

Sixième voyage de Sindbad le marin

Septième et dernier voyage de Sindbad le marin

Histoire du petit Bossu

Histoire racontée par le pourvoyeur du sultan de Casgar

Histoire que raconta le Tailleur

Histoire du Barbier

Histoire d'Aladdin ou la Lampe merveilleuse

Histoire d'Ali-Baba et de quarante voleurs exterminés par une esclave.

Credits:

Produced by Mark C. Orton, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net

Notes:

Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2011-04-26