"The Tale of the Unfolding Shock and Violent Night" - The Tale of the Unfolding Shock and Violent Night

Japanese: 《開巻驚奇・暴夜物語》 - かいかんきょうきあらびあものがたり
"The Tale of the Unfolding Shock and Violent Night" - The Tale of the Unfolding Shock and Violent Night

...It seems to have been written by many authors, but the names of the original authors are unknown except for some poems. In Japan, the first retranslation was made in 1875 by Hideki Nagamine, titled Kaikan Kyoki Bōya (Arabia) Monogatari (The Tale of the Fantastic and Violent Nights), and subsequent retranslations from English or French translations were made by Edward William Lane (1801-76), RF Burton, Joseph Charles Mardrus (1868-1949), and others. The Heibonsha Toyo Bunko edition of The Arabian Nights is a translation from the original text, based on the Calcutta 2nd Edition, the Bulaq Edition, etc.

*Some of the terminology used in "The Amazing Opening: A Violent Night Story" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…多数の作者の手を経たらしいが,いくつかの詩のほかは,原作者の名は不明である。日本では,明治8年(1875),永峯秀樹が《開巻驚奇・暴夜(アラビア)物語》と題して英訳から重訳したのが最初で,レーンEdward William Lane(1801‐76),R.F.バートン,マルドリュスJoseph Charles Mardrus(1868‐1949)らの英訳またはフランス語訳からの重訳が行われてきた。平凡社東洋文庫版《アラビアン・ナイト》は,カルカッタ第2版,ブーラーク版などに拠る原典からの訳である。…

※「《開巻驚奇・暴夜物語》」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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