Probally one the original "story within a story" book. Arabian nights is a selection of stories told by a young girl on her wedding night to a price who has sworn he will kill any girl who marries him. Her clever stories keep him from murdering her night after night. This is where classic fairy tales such as Aladdin and Ali Baba and the Forty Theives come from as well as moral tales and metaphors.The use of djins, magic and Eastern splendour makes Arabian Nights dazzle. A must read and a perfect counter point to western fairy tales such as Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm.
Maxfield Parrish Livres
Cet artiste est célèbre pour ses teintes saturées distinctives et son imagerie néoclassique idéalisée. Sa carrière, qui s'étend sur cinquante ans, a connu un succès retentissant et a profondément influencé la culture visuelle du XXe siècle. Ses œuvres se caractérisent par un style unique et une atmosphère onirique.
A look at the life and work of one of the best and most successful artists who worked in magazine illustration features eighty-five full-color and ten black-and-white reproductions of his work.