The Arabian Nights, Their Best-known Tales (Annotated)

Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its characteristics. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective. The Arabian Nights, Their Best-known Tales by Nora Archibald Smith. Perhaps little excuse is needed for any new selection of the famous "Tales of a Thousand and One Nights," provided it is representative and dignified enough to enlist a new army of youth readers. Of the two hundred and sixty-four baffling and unparalleled stories, the true lover can barely forgive one, but there must always be favorites, even among these. We have chosen some of the most delicious, in our opinion; some, too, that particularly attracted the genius of the artist. If, attracted by our choice and the beauty of the images, we managed to attract a few thousand more true lovers to the source book, we will have done our humble turn