Статьи · Vol. 1 No. 3 (2026)

The History And Genre Characteristics Of “One Thousand And One Nights”

Authors

  • Laylo ABDUVOSIQOVA

Keywords

One Thousand and One Nights Arabic tales fairy-tale genre Creative Commons Attribution (CC Eastern literature folklore plot composition literary tradition translation BY) license studies world literature. (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/ by/4.0/)

Abstract

This article examines the history of the formation of One Thousand and One Nights and its genre characteristics. Particular attention is paid to Published:09-06-2026 scholarly views concerning the origin of the work and its connections with Arabic, Persian, and Indian literary traditions. The study also analyzes the compositional structure of the work, its system of plots, the specific features of the fairy-tale genre, and its place in world literature. The findings demonstrate that One Thousand and One Nights possesses a multilayered structure and has Copyright: © 2026 by the authors. played a significant role in the development of literary and cultural relations Submitted for open access publication between the East and the West. under the terms and conditions of the

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