Aladdin | the original had two genies, and more

Illiterate

English - May 24, 2019 07:52 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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There were two genies?! Learn about the original street rat, ancient literary history, and how people thought every place they didn’t know was called China.

NOTES & LINKS:

The full 1885 text version by Burton that Taylor read:
http://bit.ly/aladdinttext

The 2008 (most recent) translation on Amazon:
http://bit.ly/aladdin2008

A short video on the Disney Aladdin’s “Black Friday” situation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6C_bRWntfQ

A photo of the “Green Fat Genie” Evan mentioned seeing:
http://bit.ly/greengenie

An opinion article on the top 10 stories from 1001 Nights
http://bit.ly/top10nights

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