Three Oriental Tales

Three Oriental Tales
Title Three Oriental Tales PDF eBook
Author Alan Richardson
Publisher Wadsworth Publishing Company
Pages 346
Release 2002
Genre Education
ISBN

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This engaging volume presents the complete texts of three of the most important, and historically popular, examples of the Oriental tale genre. Supporting contextual material includes samples of Orientalist writing from The Spectator, Johnson's Rambler, Goldsmith's Citizen of the World, and Edgeworth's complete tale "Murad the Unlucky," as well as a selection of modern critical essays.

Oriental Tales

Oriental Tales
Title Oriental Tales PDF eBook
Author Marguerite Yourcenar
Publisher Macmillan
Pages 162
Release 1986-10
Genre Fiction
ISBN 0374519978

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This collection includes: How Wand-fo was Saved, Marko's Smile, The Milk of Death, The Last Love of Princess Genji, The Man Who Loved the Nereids, Our Lady of the Swallows, Aphrodissia; the Widow, Kali Beheaded, The End of Marko Kraljevic, The Sadness of Cornelius Berg, and a Postscript by the Author. "From China to Japan, the Balkans to India, Oriental Tales addresses love, conquest, betrayal, murder, religion, and passion in an eloquent and exquisite telling."--Kirkus Reviews.

101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition

101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition
Title 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition PDF eBook
Author Ulrich Marzolph
Publisher Wayne State University Press
Pages 705
Release 2020-08-18
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 0814347754

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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 written works in Arabic, Persian, and Ottoman Turkish). For a tale to be included, Ulrich Marzolph considered two criteria: that the tale originates from or at least was transmitted by a Middle Eastern source, and that it was recorded from a Western narrator's oral performance in the course of the nineteenth or twentieth century. The rationale behind these restrictive definitions is predicated on Marzolph's main concern with the long-lasting effect that some of the "Oriental" narratives exercised in Western popular tradition—those tales that have withstood the test of time. Marzolph focuses on the originally "Oriental" tales that became part and parcel of modern Western oral tradition. Since antiquity, the "Orient" constitutes the quintessential Other vis-à-vis the European cultures. While delineation against this Other served to define and reassure the Self, the "Orient" also constituted a constant source of fascination, attraction, and inspiration. Through oral retellings, numerous tales from Muslim tradition became an integral part of European oral and written tradition in the form of learned treatises, medieval sermons, late medieval fabliaux, early modern chapbooks, contemporary magazines, and more. In present times, when national narcissisms often acquire the status of strongholds delineating the Us against the Other, it is imperative to distinguish, document, visualize, and discuss the extent to which the West is not only indebted to the Muslim world but also shares common features with Muslim narrative tradition. 101 Middle Eastern Tales and Their Impact on Western Oral Tradition is an important contribution to this debate and a vital work for scholars, students, and readers of folklore and fairy tales.

The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century

The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century
Title The Oriental Tale in England in the Eighteenth Century PDF eBook
Author Martha Pike Conant
Publisher Routledge
Pages 339
Release 2013-09-13
Genre Literary Collections
ISBN 1136900225

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First Published in 1967. Written in 1908, this essay is a study in eighteenth-century English literature. The aim is to give a clear and accurate description of a distinct component part of eighteenth century English fiction in its relation to its French sources and to the general current of English thought. The oriental fiction that was not original in English came, almost without exception, from French imitations or translations of genuine oriental tales; hence, as a study in comparative literature, a consideration of the oriental tale in England during the eighteenth century possesses distinct interest.

Oriental Tales -

Oriental Tales -
Title Oriental Tales - PDF eBook
Author Jason Gaskell
Publisher Lulu.com
Pages 114
Release 2008-02-18
Genre Travel
ISBN 0955682304

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Oriental Tales is a quarterly magazine devoted to showcasing entertaining and thought-provoking travel stories from East Asia. This book anthology features a collection of 19 of the best short stories from the magazine - written by 16 authors from all over the world. This is not a travel guide. Authors document their experiences from a particular region by presenting a microcosm of events, intended to spark readers' imaginations and curiosities about their travel destinations throughout Asia. A sliver of a culture and a snapshot of a people - that is what this collection is all about. And from the unique perspective of the adventurous traveller- Oriental Tales brings you prose travel entertainment. * This volume, edited by Jason Gaskell and illustrated by Hyomin Hwang, features stories from Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, China, and Malaysia

Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol

Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol
Title Strange Tales of an Oriental Idol PDF eBook
Author Donald S. Lopez Jr.
Publisher University of Chicago Press
Pages 272
Release 2016-11-10
Genre Religion
ISBN 022639106X

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We tend to think that the Buddha has always been seen as the compassionate sage admired around the world today, but until the nineteenth century, Europeans often regarded him as a nefarious figure, an idol worshipped by the pagans of the Orient. Donald S. Lopez Jr. offers here a rich sourcebook of European fantasies about the Buddha drawn from the works of dozens of authors over fifteen hundred years, including Clement of Alexandria, Marco Polo, St. Francis Xavier, Voltaire, and Sir William Jones. Featuring writings by soldiers, adventurers, merchants, missionaries, theologians, and colonial officers, this volume contains a wide range of portraits of the Buddha. The descriptions are rarely flattering, as all manner of reports—some accurate, some inaccurate, and some garbled—came to circulate among European savants and eccentrics, many of whom were famous in their day but are long forgotten in ours. Taken together, these accounts present a fascinating picture, not only of the Buddha as he was understood and misunderstood for centuries, but also of his portrayers.

Oriental Stories, Vol 2, No. 3 (Summer 1932)

Oriental Stories, Vol 2, No. 3 (Summer 1932)
Title Oriental Stories, Vol 2, No. 3 (Summer 1932) PDF eBook
Author John Gregory Betancourt
Publisher Wildside Press LLC
Pages 150
Release 2008-01-15
Genre Fiction
ISBN 1434462145

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Facsimile reprint of the Summer, 1932 issue of the legendary pulp magazine, "Oriental Stories." Included in this volume are works by Otis Adelbert Kline, August Derleth, Clark Ashton Smith, more.