一千零一夜

PREFACE

THE TALKING BIRD， THE SINGING TREE， ANDTHE GOLDEN WATER

THE STORY OF THE FISHERMAN AND THE GENIE

THE HISTORY OF THE YOUNG KING OF TH EBLACK ISLES

THE STORY OF GULNARE OF THE SEA

THE STORY OF ALADDIN

THE STORY OF PRINCE AGIB

THE STORY OF THE CITY OF BRASS

THE STORY OF ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES

THE HISTORY OF CODADAD AND HIS BROTHERS

THE STORY OF SINBAD THE VOYAGER

THE STORY OF THE LITTLE HUNCH-BACK

THE STORY TOLD BY THE CHRISTIAN MERCHANT

STORY BY THE SULTAN OF CASGAR'S PURVEYOR

THE STORY TOLD BY THE JEWISH PHYSICIAN

THE STORY TOLD BY THE TAILOR

THE STORY OF THE BARBER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S ELDEST BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S SECOND BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S THIRD BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S FOURTH BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S FIFIH BROTHER

THE STORY OF THE BARBER'S SIXTH BROTHER

THE HISTORY OF ABOULHASSEN ALI EBN BECAR， AND SCHEMSELNIHAR， FAVOURITEOF CALIPH HAROON AL RUSHEED

THE STORY OF THE LOVES OF KUMMIR AL

ZUMMAUN，PRINCE OF THE ISLES OF THE CHILDREN OF KHALEDAN，AND OF BADOURA， PRINCESS OF CHINA

THE STORY OF THE PRINCES AMGIAD AND ASSAD

THE STORY OF THE PRINCE AMGIAD AND A LADY OF THE CITY OF THE MAGICIANS

THE STORY OF NOOR AD DEEN AND THE FAIR PERSIAN

《一千零一夜(第1卷)》由佚名著，是西亚和南亚国家的故事集，是收集于“伊斯兰黄金时期”时的民间故事。英语里更以《阿拉伯之夜》的名字而闻名。作者包括多个世纪里的不同作者，译者以及学者等。这些人来自西亚、中亚以及南亚和北亚地区。故事基本都能追溯到中古时期的阿拉伯、波斯、印度以及埃及和美索不达米亚国家和地区的民谣以及文学。

《一千零一夜》收录的故事来源于古代中、近东各国及阿拉伯地区民间说唱艺人口头相传的民间故事，内容涉及印度、波斯、伊拉克及埃及为代表的古埃及文明、两河流域文明、古印度文明及古波斯文明。这部民间故事集包含近300个故事，比较著名的有《驼背的故事》、《阿拉丁和神灯》、《渔翁和魔鬼的故事》、《辛巴达的故事》和《阿里巴巴与四十大盗》等故事。全书故事发生的时间自远古直至成书，无论在空间，还是时间上，都表征着多种文化的碰撞和融合，体现了承前启后、贯通东西的阿拉伯一伊斯兰文化特征。故事里的人物既有神仙精灵、王公贵族、英雄美女，也有僧侣、工匠、渔夫、农民；贯穿于全书的主题，则是真善美与假恶丑的斗争。很多故事既描写了百姓的苦难，讴歌了穷苦大众的勤劳勇敢、智慧善良、不畏强暴、追求幸福、崇尚正义的美德，又揭露讽刺了统治阶级的荒淫残暴、穷奢极欲。