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Lädt ... Stranger Magic: charmed states and The Arabian Nights (2011)von Marina Warner
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Not meeting my present needs. Good info about the history of the stories. Great to close read these fantastical tales. But that's enough for now. In Stranger Magic, novelist, critic, columnist, and folklorist Marina Warner reflects on The Arabian Nights -- their introduction into European languages in the 18th century, their rapid uptake into both popular and literary culture, their enourmous direct influence on 18th and 19th century European literature (Goethe, Voltaire, Coleridge, Stevenson, etc.) and, most interstingly for my money, the Nights' diffusion throughout 20th and 21st century culture, high and low (e.g. Barth, Borges, Rushdie and everyone THEY influenced). In her words (from her conclusion): "My starting point was the perplexing passion of the Enlightenment for a collection of mediaval fairy tales from another part of the world, and the continuing vitality and presence of The Arabian Nights in literature, entertainment and the arts. She has, apparently, read everything, and traces and untangles threads of influence past the point where I can even see them anymore, which initially caused me to snort "Pure speculation!" until I realized that was in some ways pretty much the point. Then I just settled down and, carried along by her superb language and vast learining, just enjoyed the ride. I simply could not parse one extended passage, I think due to poor editing not poor writing, spent a lot of time teasing out obscure (to me) references and allusions, and didn't much enjoy her few political comments, so it ain't perfect and it is demanding, but it is a very good book. Zeige 2 von 2
"Good writing, good storytelling, is the heroine of this book, embodied in the heroine of the frame story within which all the other stories are gathered: Shahrazad (Scheherazade). " AuszeichnungenPrestigeträchtige Auswahlen
Our foremost theorist of myth, fairytale, and folktale explores the magical realm of the imagination where carpets fly and genies grant prophetic wishes. Stranger Magic examines the profound impact of the Arabian Nights on the West, the progressive exoticization of magic, and the growing acceptance of myth and magic in contemporary experience. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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