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|publisher=Vintage

|date=November 2012

|summary=A gorgeous and inventive new exploration of the influence of the ''Arabian Nights'' on European culture. A blockbuster of an academic text that is sure to become the authority on the subject.

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'Arabesque' is, these days, a term little used outside ballet. However, in its original meaning it conveyed the idea of an intricate pattern, constantly and exuberantly multiplying in countless new twists and turns, like the interlinked curves on a Middle Eastern carpet. That notion of arabesque – things spreading and connecting gorgeously – is pretty much crucial to both the theory and the design of Marina Warner's fantastical and fantastic new exploration of the rich intercultural history of the ''Arabian Nights'', ''Stranger Magic''.