Arabian Nights

Japanese: 《アラビアン・ナイト》 - あらびあんないと
Arabian Nights

…One of the classic masterpieces of Arabic literature, originally titled Alf Layla wa Layla. Also known as the Arabian Nights in English. Written in the Pahlavi language during the Sassanid period, the Thousand Tales (Khazar Afsana) was heavily influenced by Indian tales and contained many tales within a single frame story.

*Some of the terminology references "Arabian Nights" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…アラブ文学の古典的名作の一つで,原名は《アルフ・ライラ・ワ・ライラAlf layla wa layla》。英訳名《アラビアン・ナイトArabian Nights》としても知られる。ササン朝時代にパフラビー語で書かれた《千物語》(ハザール・アフサーナ)はインド説話の影響の強いもので,一つの枠物語の中に多数の説話を入れたものであった。…

※「《アラビアン・ナイト》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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