《天方夜譚》是一部阿拉伯民間故事集,內有各種神話、傳說、趣聞、掌故、寓言、格言及詩歌;其中人物包括帝王將相、販夫走卒、乞丐盜賊、甚至仙妖鬼怪。這些膾炙人口的故事反映了中古時代阿拉伯的風土人情,且蘊含著豐富的人生哲理。本書選錄的故事,有些耳熟能詳,但大部分為一般選本所沒有,且精彩異常,寓意深刻,使人耳目一新。
總序
體例說明
閱讀與學習
前言
1 A Copper Jar - The Fisherman and the Genie (1)
2 A Great Giant of a Genie - The Fisherman and the Genie (2)
3 A Great Oath - The Fisherman and the Genie (3)
4 In Such Great Peril His Wits Fly Fast - The Fisherman and the Genie (4)
5 The Chief of the Police and the Sharper
6 Stolen Goods
7 The Donkey (1) - Donkey Transformed into a Human Being
8 The Donkey (2) - I Will Not Buy You a Second Time!
9 A Drop of Honey
10 The Worth of an Empire
11 The Wazir and the Fart
12 The King and the Village Damsel
13 The Donkey, the Ox and the Farmer
14 Two Pigeons
15 The Cat and the Crow
16 The Sparrow and the Eagle
17 Arabian Wisdom
18 The Foolish Weaver
19 White Hair
20 The Moor\’s Story of the Roc