Noce arabskie Leśmiana
Leśmian’s Arabian Nights

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the Oriental inspirations in Bolesław Leśmian’s books from the year 1912 for children and in “Przygody Sindbada Żeglarza (The Adventures of Sindbad the Sailor)” published in 1913, as well as in the poem “Nieznana podróż Sindbada Żeglarza (Unknown Voyage of Sindbad the Sailor)” from the year 1911. The pieces are based on the stories from “Tysiąc i jedna noc (Arabian Nights)”. The author attempts to establish which edition of the Eastern tales formed the basis of Leśmian’s version. Reaching for the French (“Contes des Mille et une nuit”) and the English edition (“Stories from Arabian Nights”) with Edmund Dulac’s illustrations prove vital since Jakub Mortkowicz used a few of the illustrations in the Polish edition of Leśmian’s “Klechdy sezamowe (Sesame Tales)”.

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