02160cam a22003254a 450000500170000000800410001701500190005801500190007702000150009602000150011102000180012602000180014403500390016204000570020105000220025808200160028010000270029624500760032324600610039926000380046030000640049850400660056252005380062852005380116663000310170465000190173565000250175465000240177965000310180320230110151152.0130923s2011    enkmf  e b   a001 0 eng    aGBB1887642bnb  aGBB1887642dnb  a0674055306  a0701173319  a9780674055308  a9780701173319  a(OCoLC)761033518z(OCoLC)760284865  aAU@bengcAU@dCDXdNLEdYDXCPdDEBBGdIULdNDDdOBE 4aPJ7737b.W37 201104a892.7132231 aWarner, Marina,d1946-10aStranger magic :bcharmed states & the Arabian nights /cMarina Warner.3 aStranger magic :bcharmed states and the Arabian nights.  aLondon :bChatto & Windus,c2011.  axx, 540 p., [16] p. of plates :bill. (some col.) ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [499]-516) and index.  a"Magic is not simply a matter of the occult arts, but a whole way of thinking, of dreaming the impossible. As such it has tremendous force in opening the mind to new realms of achievement: imagination precedes the fact. It used to be associated with wisdom, understanding the powers of nature, and with technical ingenuity that could let men do things they had never dreamed of before. The supreme fiction of this magical thinking is the Arabian Nights, with its flying carpets, hidden treasure and sudden revelations."--Dust jacket.  a"Magic is not simply a matter of the occult arts, but a whole way of thinking, of dreaming the impossible. As such it has tremendous force in opening the mind to new realms of achievement: imagination precedes the fact. It used to be associated with wisdom, understanding the powers of nature, and with technical ingenuity that could let men do things they had never dreamed of before. The supreme fiction of this magical thinking is the Arabian Nights, with its flying carpets, hidden treasure and sudden revelations."--Dust jacket.00aArabian nightsxInfluence. 0aArabic poetry. 0aMagic in literature. 0aMyth in literature. 0aOrientalism in literature.