The Literature of Arabia
Epiphanius Wilson
Read by PaulW
A collection of many romantic stories: it has no epic unity. It will remind the reader of the "Morte d'Arthur" of Sir Thomas Malory, rather than of the "Iliad." The author chose the most striking of these episodes as best calculated to serve as genuine specimens of Arabian literature. They will transport the modern reader into a new world—which is yet the old, long vanished world of pastoral simplicity and warlike enthusiasm, in primitive Arabia. - Summary by Epiphanius Wilson (4 hr 53 min)
Chapters
| THE ROMANCE OF ANTAR - Introduction | 6:58 | Read by PaulW |
| The Early Fortunes of Antar | 16:47 | Read by PaulW |
| Khaled and Djaida | 25:24 | Read by PaulW |
| The Absians and Fazareans | 50:39 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN POETRY Part 1 from "Introduction" to "The Song of Maisuna" | 21:36 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN POETRY Part 2 from "To My Father" to "My Favorite Mistress" | 21:24 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN POETRY Part 3 from "Crucifixion of Ebn Bakiah" to "The Capture of Jereu… | 17:33 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN POETRY Part 4 from "To a Lady" to "The Interview" | 20:03 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN NIGHTS, THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD, Part 1: First & Second Voyages | 25:02 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN NIGHTS, THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD, Part 2: Third & Fourth Voyages | 27:54 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN NIGHTS, THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD, Part 3: Fifth, Sixth & Seventh Voy… | 32:53 | Read by PaulW |
| ARABIAN NIGHTS, ALADDIN'S WONDERFUL LAMP | 27:01 | Read by PaulW |