101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition

by Ulrich Marzolph

Book Overview

A comprehensive exploration of the Middle Eastern roots of Western narrative tradition.

Against the methodological backdrop of historical and comparative folk narrative research, 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition surveys the history, dissemination, and characteristics of over one hundred narratives transmitted to Western tradition from or by the Middle Eastern Muslim literatures (i.e., authored...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814347738
• ISBN13: 9780814347737
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"