‘Arabian nights' entertainments.’

The Persian Nights Vs. The Arabian Nights

This paper explores the possible origins of some names in 1001 Nights. The names of the major characters of the Night stories, and their borrowed reflexes in Arabic, have been traced back to their ancient Persian roots. Examples from classical works are brought to argue that Shahrāzād, Shahriyār, and Dīnāzād are not only the correct forms but more suitable to the deep structure of the frame-sto...

the persian nights vs. the arabian nights

this paper explores the possible origins of some names in 1001 nights. the names of the major characters of the night stories, and their borrowed reflexes in arabic, have been traced back to their ancient persian roots. examples from classical works are brought to argue that shahrāzād, shahriyār, and dīnāzād are not only the correct forms but more suitable to the deep structure of the frame-sto...

Entertainments

Nights grow longer.

About the Author Dr. Ibitayo is Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington, College of Nursing, Arlington, Texas. Address correspondence to Kristina Ibitayo, PhD, RN, Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Arlington, College of Nursing, 411 S. Nedderman Drive, Box 19407, Arlington, TX 76019; e-mail: [email protected]. Received: October 18, 2010 Accepted: ...

Emerging Technologies and Applications on Interactive Entertainments

With the substantial development of digital technologies in multimedia, network communication and user interfaces, we are seeing an increasing number of applications of these technologies, in particular in the entertainment domain. They include computer gaming, elearning, high-definition and interactive TVs, and virtual environments. The development of these applications typically involves the ...