The Arabian Nights - Barnes & Noble Leatherbound review
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- My review of Barnes and Noble's Leatherbound edition of The Arabian Nights translated by Sir Richard Burton.
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I love leather bound books so much, I know everyone says "don't judge a book by it's cover" however I love it when time is taken into designing the book cover. Not only does it help the artists, but it just looks so appealing!
What a beautiful book! I'm ordering it right now, thanks for making this video! :)
I bought this today at a local store it's still sealed so I looked up this video before hand very nice review / book
I bought this same exact book because it was so doggone pretty.
I think the paint smudging some people report could be because they are in humid climates. I have a lot of the B&N leather bounds and I have never had an issue.
Amazing how these Barnes and Nobles books are more beautiful than most Folio Society editions whilst being only a fraction of the price.
Your voice is mesmerizing. This is great ASMR lol
Lovely edition! The sufi aesthetic is breathtaking. Have you come across translations by Husein Haddawy and Michael Lyons? They were supposed to be a more faithful translations of the original text, but I have yet to research this further. It seems to be a whole field of study. Which is understandable I suppose. But it means a bit more slogging than the average casual reading and trawling the net for some info. Thank you for a thorough walkthrough of this edition!
Beautiful book omg i wish i had it it looks so pretty!!!!
Thank you for showing us these lovely books
The Tale of Prince Saif al Malook, is in my opinion, the best story in the collection and the most well known Arabian nights story in the Eastern countries, especially in South Asia. Definitely worth a read.
I grew up with a children's edition. Never knew how bowldlerised it was till I was an adult!
Another great vid.
Note that the review is of the edition, not of the work itself. Although be it thorough.
This video actually made me order this immediately
Questo libro mi è stato appena regalato come regalo di Natale ed è incredibilmente bello! La confezione e la scatola allegata sono belle di per sé. Quando li ho aperti, ho trovato un fantastico portfolio - edizione limitata - di incredibili illustrazioni che appaiono nel libro. Il libro stesso è gloriosamente illustrato. Come collezionista di lunga data di Rubiyats di Omar el Khayam e delle edizioni variamente illustrate, questo regalo è una gloriosa aggiunta alla mia passione per l'arte delle Mille e una notte. È il mio nuovo tesoro!
I put this beauty book on my wish list.
Translated by my hero and one of the greatest men of his time Sir Captain Richard Francis Burton. Read about Burton you won't believe what the man did.
Lovely review! You have a great voice!
Heh! Thank you! 😊
A great collection and a nice review thanks for showing this beautiful edition
Beautiful book.
This and some other books like it are on sale $5 at my B&N!
Arabs are not indians
Arabs in English's eye look like indians but this is wrong .
Look at the title of the book .
It's like the indian font
This and Moby Dick have to be two of the best designed B&N classics.
Wow its so beautiful book
Thanks bro
sadly there is no barnes and nobles edition here in my place. they just have the Canterbury classics. But That book edition is also good.
I thought the two were the same :/ seems the text is at the very least. They both miss some stories from 1001 nights. I ordered the cantvury edition for 15 a few hours ago. Now I'm kinda questioning if I should order this one instead. Eventhough it's double the price
I liked the cover of this book so much!!! its so beautiful! i need this covers very badly. can u help?
@@FoolishFishBooks amazon is not available in my country, and i just need the clear pic of those covers to custom print in here.
@@FoolishFishBooks this link isnt working.
Hi there denis!! does this Barnes and nobles edition contain the complete Arabian night tales or just selected stories?
@@FoolishFishBooks one of the reasons I am majorly discouraged in the purchase.
The full volume however is effing expensive 😭😭
Though thanks for answering!
@@asmaesafa8096 This about 4 years late, but Mardrus & Mathers have a complete 1001 nights translation "The Book of The Thousand Nights & One Night". It's 4 volumes in a slipcase if you opt for a physical copy. Still expensive (figure on spending over $120), but it's an excellent evocative translation & fully complete, weighing in at ~2400 pages. You can get an ebook version of it also. FWIW.
There's a lot of sex in this book... but still it's a great book. It has good poems too.
Burton loved sex and writing about it. A very unique man. My hero.
Hi, I'm trying to find out something about this book before I try and get my hands on a copy. I'm not familiar with how exactly Sinbad the Sailor story is usually formatted. Are all 7 voyages included in this edition? Thanks!
Yes. All seven voyages are here under a single chapter that spans around 70 pages
@@FoolishFishBooks Amazing thank you! Will definitely try to find a copy of this
@@monster_misfire links in the description 😊
Is that a collection of the best tales or it contains everything ?
Only 20 tales or so. There are way too many to be in on book
Dennis, how the Burton's translation feel when reading? Besides his archaic, does this version has any type errors?
@@FoolishFishBooks Great! I mostly was worried about typos rather his archaic.... So thanks for the info :)
Oscar Wilde right next door to the Holy Bible. Interesting placement.
cool
I am from India I want same as that addition of Arabian nights wear can I buty it😢
you can easily get it on amazon or flipkart india
its worth Rs 2400 i guess
Chapter one books has it now.
So is that like volume 1? Cuz arabian nights supposed to have 10 volumes.
I mean im a bit confused. Is this volume 1? Or is it an abridge version? Im trying to understand.
It's the selected stories compiled as the Arabian Nights at the turn of the 20th century, not the full 1001 nights which would indeed span between 3 and 10 volumes depending on the font and paper thickness.
@@FoolishFishBooks oh ok. Tq
Is it the complete collection of Arabian nights or just one volume?
I believe the complete was only ever translated into French, and it spans 10 volumes. The closest we come in teh ENglish Language is a recent translation that spans 3 volumes. This is a 19th Century translation that just compiles the "Greatest Hits" so to speak.
@@FoolishFishBooks Oh ! Thanks for info.
@@FoolishFishBooks That's the Penguin Classics version. There's also a 4 volume Mardrus & Mathers translation that's complete & comes in a slipcase; it's 2400 pages! I have both. The Mardrus & Mathers version is somewhat hard to find now though.
Is this a safe for kids version? I read some of the content may not be appropriate for children?
Not really a safe for kids, but definitely safer than the original! The language may be a little archaic for most children too...
Arabian nights is a mix of Arabic, Indian and Persian tales.
Nothing Indian about Arabian Nights. Indians should stop taking credit for everything foreign. It's all Arabian Folklore.
@@engrfka Some of the stories have Indian origin. The stories are a amalgamation from across the Islamic world, there are Persian tales via Iran, North African tales, Arabic tales, Indian tales, central Asia and even as far as China.
Give us the Indian scripts to back your claim
Does this blue book contain complete Arabian nights stories?!
No, a full translation from Mardrus & Mathers is 2400 pages.
@@NinjaRunningWild How many stories are there, in this book.
hi..is the color of the pages of your copy actually white?mine is like off white,and the page is too thin that i can see the page from behind..way to go amazon😠
@@FoolishFishBooks guess youre right..my bad though,coz when i opened the book in a well lit area,it looked better and the illustrations were more beautiful..guess i have to apologize publicly to amazon then..haha love your reviews btw,i always check on your channel before purchasing a book😊
@@FoolishFishBooks for sure,got a lot books coz of u..not good for my wallet though,but it was all worth it!haha keep it up!
Man I thought I bought this version. Apparently I didn't pay attention and bought a simpler leather bound edition that doesn't have all the beautiful illustrations etc.
It was only 15 euro though compared to the 35 that the barnes and noble version is. It's the official Canterbury classics version I believe. It has the same symbol as the Canterbury / barnes and noble leatherbound art of war.
Only sad thing is that both these versions are NOT complete editions of 1001 Night. Maybe that's why they called it Arabian nights instead of 1001 nights.
I'm glad they are the true adult version and not children books though. Although it's funny seeing all the angry parents etc that thought they were buying a story book for their children
Anyway wondering if I should cancel the one I bought and order this one instead. But I did hear that the cover of this one gets damaged quickly and the gilding comes odd
These versions are called Arabian Nights because it was the name Burton gave the book, it´s not related with the fact it's a selection of tales. Many other editions are called 1001 Nights and are also anthologies. This other name, with the number of nights, is the one Antoine Galland gave the book, the very first translator of them.
@@jesusdelcanto9715 ah explains a lot. In Turkish it's known as 1001 nights. I think that's how it's generally known in the middle east.
Ps both versions have some different stories. So I imagine they're not completely versions of Burtons work... It's a real shame really I wish we had a full version
Does this contain all 1001 stories ?
@@FoolishFishBooks Thanks. Do you have that multi-volume edition or any plan to get in future? I'have been looking for the complete 1001 stories for a long time. But couldn't find anything that I might like to have in my collection or any good review of the complete edition.
@@FoolishFishBooksI've seen that also. With that price I can't even think about that anytime in near future.☹
According to some contemporary translators like René Khawam, there weren't actually 1001 nights, but an expression to describe there were too many. His version is excellent.
In the Canterbury Classics instead of
"Sleeper and the waker" (chpt 5) it's "Tale of the enchanted horse"
"Tale of the tailor" is "Abu Mohammed lazy bones"
And a few others are also different but most are the same and follow the same structure. Both have equal chapters.
I know the CC edition misses some stories. I wonder if they both got the stories the other misses. Or if they Judy use different names
E.g the second las chapter "Tale of Ali bin Bakkar...." is "the adventures of mercury Ali of Cairo" could be the same Ali lol
Nice, takes a lot of inspiration from Qurans
No
yes
Only the design not the content
Shoutout to Sir Richard for almost getting his ass killed in Mecca, haha
I am only 10 or so pages in and have already found many spelling or spacing errors. Will be returning...
*Don't judge a book by its cover 🤣🤣🤣*
I was expecting an actual review?
Man, this is such a beautiful book, but the fact that it's lacking so many stories, and that it uses a veeeery questionable translation makes me not want to get it :( I wish someone made a version this beautiful with better content.