TY  - BOOK
AU  - Warner,Marina
TI  - Stranger magic: charmed states & the Arabian nights 
SN  - 0674055306
AV  - PJ7737 .W37 2011
U1  - 892.713 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - London
PB  - Chatto & Windus
KW  - Arabian nights
KW  - Influence
KW  - Arabic poetry
KW  - Magic in literature
KW  - Myth in literature
KW  - Orientalism in literature
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [499]-516) and index
N2  - "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; "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
ER  -