
:''For the chief of the Assassins in the 13th century, also known by the name of the Old Man of the Mountain, see Hasan-i Sabbah'' [[Image:Aladdin in the Magic Garden - Project Gutenberg eText 14221.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Aladdin in the Magic Garden, an illustration by Max Liebert from Ludwig Fulda's ''Aladdin und die Wunderlampe'' ]] Aladdin (a corruption of the Arabic name ''Alauddin''/''Ala-ed-din'', Arabic language: علاء الدين) is one of the tales from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' and one of the most famous in Western culture. It concerns a young man named Aladdin living in China, who is recruited by a sorcerer to retrieve a wonderful oil lamp from a booby-trapped magic cave. After the sorcerer attempts to double-cross him, Aladdin keeps the lamp for himself, and discovers that it contains two evil genie that are bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the genii, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries a princess. The sorcerer returns, and is able to get his hands on the lamp (by tricking Aladdin's wife, who is unaware of the lamp's importance), but Aladdin wins out in the end. The theme of the wily trickster of lowly birth who outfoxes the Trickster himself is a widespread motif in fables. No medieval Arabic source has been traced for the tale, which was incorporated into ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' by its French language translator, Antoine Galland, who heard it from a Syrian Christianity storyteller from Aleppo. Galland's diary (March 25, 1709) records that he met the Maronite scholar, by name Youhenna Diab ("Hanna"), who had been brought from Aleppo to Paris, France by Paul Lucas, a celebrated French traveller. Galland's diary also tells that his translation of "Aladdin" was made in the winter of 1709–10. It was included in his volumes ix and x of the ''Nights'', published in 1710. John Payne (poet), ''Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp and Other Stories'', (London 1901) gives details of Galland's encounter with the man he referred to as "Hanna" and the discovery in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris of two Arabic manuscripts containing ''Aladdin'' (with two more of the "interpolated" tales). One is a jumbled late 18th century Syrian version. The more interesting one, in a manuscript that belonged to the scholar Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval, is a copy of a manuscript made in Baghdad in 1703. It was purchased by the Bibliothèque Nationale at the end of the 19th century. In the United Kingdom, the story of Aladdin is a popular subject for pantomimes. The traditional Aladdin pantomime (which is set in China, unlike many adaptations of the story) is the source of the well-known pantomime character Widow Twankey. This tale has been adapted to film a number of times, including ''Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp'', the 1939 ''Popeye the Sailor'' cartoon, and Aladdin (1992 film), the 1992 animated feature by Walt Disney Feature Animation. There is also a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada named ''Aladdin, Las Vegas''. ==External links== *[http://www.wollamshram.ca/1001/index.htm ''The Thousand Nights and a Night'' in several classic translations], with additional material, including Payne's introduction and quotes from Galland's diary. * The Book of One Thousand and One Nights Fictional Arabs
This version of Aladdin sounds an awful lot like the Disney movie. Does it match the version in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights? —User:Frecklefoot 20:41, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC) :Yes, it does. The reason that it sounds so much like the movie is that it's lacking in detail, so it doesn't mention some of the key parts of the story that weren't in the movie; like Aladdin's mother, and the second genie. (Although I notice it does mention that the original story is set in China.) —User:Paul A 07:16, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC) ::Well, I haven't read the original story, so I don't know all the details. I just doubted that Disney got it right (they tend to modify stories quite a bit to make them suitable for children). It sounds like you know more of the details of the story—care to fill them in in the article? —User:Frecklefoot 17:07, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC) ::The story in multple sources says that Alladin had a Genie of the Ring, it was the one to freeed him from the Cave, not the Genie of the Lamp. Alladin discovered the Genie of the Lamp when he stole it home and shined it up by rubbing it. The Genie of the Ring is infact weaker then the Lamp's and could only do so much compared the Genie of the Lamp.User:link25 21:05 2/25/2005 ==China== Was "China" the same area for Arab listeners (in which century?) than for us? -- User:Error :It was more like "India" for 17th century European listeners: a mythic far-off place, definitely eastwards... --User:Wetman 05:25, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC) Umm, "genii"? that's the plural of genius, not Genie.. which is anglicized form of djinn... == Corrections == Yes, It is set in China. There is an error here "...Aladdin keeps the lamp for himself, and discovers that it contains two evil genii that are bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp." only one Djinni is evil & "of the lamp", the other is "a servent of Solomon" & is "of the Ring". (he comes form a magical ring like the other comes from a magical lamp.)
== Aladdin == (Arabic Alâ'-ad-Dîn), in folktale, the hero of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” in the collection of stories known in English as Arabian Nights. In most versions of the story, Aladdin is the lazy son of a poor Chinese tailor. After his father's death, he meets a magician who poses as his uncle and persuades Aladdin to retrieve a wonderful lamp from a hidden cave. When Aladdin fails to give the lamp to the magician before emerging from the cave, the magician becomes enraged and seals the cave, leaving Aladdin to die. In his misery Aladdin weeps and wrings his hands, releasing a genie from a ring the magician had given him. The genie frees Aladdin, who soon discovers that the lamp also produces powerful genies when rubbed. They grant Aladdin his every wish, and he eventually becomes immensely wealthy and marries the daughter of the sultan. The magician returns to steal the lamp, but is defeated, as is his evil brother who also tries to gain the lamp. Free of these enemies, Aladdin lives a long, happy life and succeeds the sultan to the throne. The Aladdin tale reflects the formal, stylistic, and functional characteristics of the Märchen, or magic tale: it is adventurous, filled with the supernatural and unrealistic, has multiple episodes, and is told for entertainment. It illustrates common fairy tale themes such as the conflict between good and evil and the triumph of the weak. French writer Antoine Galland added the story of Aladdin to his 18th-century translation of Arabian Nights. Galland's text was derived from Arab oral traditions (probably Syrian), and the tale still exists in Arab folktales. The literary version of the Aladdin story is known worldwide, especially in Europe and the Americas, and has been the inspiration for many artistic works.
== Aladdin == (Arabic Alâ'-ad-Dîn), in folktale, the hero of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” in the collection of stories known in English as Arabian Nights. In most versions of the story, Aladdin is the lazy son of a poor Chinese tailor. After his father's death, he meets a magician who poses as his uncle and persuades Aladdin to retrieve a wonderful lamp from a hidden cave. When Aladdin fails to give the lamp to the magician before emerging from the cave, the magician becomes enraged and seals the cave, leaving Aladdin to die. In his misery Aladdin weeps and wrings his hands, releasing a genie from a ring the magician had given him. The genie frees Aladdin, who soon discovers that the lamp also produces powerful genies when rubbed. They grant Aladdin his every wish, and he eventually becomes immensely wealthy and marries the daughter of the sultan. The magician returns to steal the lamp, but is defeated, as is his evil brother who also tries to gain the lamp. Free of these enemies, Aladdin lives a long, happy life and succeeds the sultan to the throne. The Aladdin tale reflects the formal, stylistic, and functional characteristics of the Märchen, or magic tale: it is adventurous, filled with the supernatural and unrealistic, has multiple episodes, and is told for entertainment. It illustrates common fairy tale themes such as the conflict between good and evil and the triumph of the weak. French writer Antoine Galland added the story of Aladdin to his 18th-century translation of Arabian Nights. Galland's text was derived from Arab oral traditions (probably Syrian), and the tale still exists in Arab folktales. The literary version of the Aladdin story is known worldwide, especially in Europe and the Americas, and has been the inspiration for many artistic works.
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:''For the chief of the Assassins in the 13th century, also known by the name of the Old Man of the Mountain, see Hasan-i Sabbah'' [[Image:Aladdin in the Magic Garden - Project Gutenberg eText 14221.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Aladdin in the Magic Garden, an illustration by Max Liebert from Ludwig Fulda's ''Aladdin und die Wunderlampe'' ]] Aladdin (a corruption of the Arabic name ''Alauddin''/''Ala-ed-din'', Arabic language: علاء الدين) is one of the tales from ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' and one of the most famous in Western culture. It concerns a young man named Aladdin living in China, who is recruited by a sorcerer to retrieve a wonderful oil lamp from a booby-trapped magic cave. After the sorcerer attempts to double-cross him, Aladdin keeps the lamp for himself, and discovers that it contains two evil genie that are bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp. With the aid of the genii, Aladdin becomes rich and powerful and marries a princess. The sorcerer returns, and is able to get his hands on the lamp (by tricking Aladdin's wife, who is unaware of the lamp's importance), but Aladdin wins out in the end. The theme of the wily trickster of lowly birth who outfoxes the Trickster himself is a widespread motif in fables. No medieval Arabic source has been traced for the tale, which was incorporated into ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' by its French language translator, Antoine Galland, who heard it from a Syrian Christianity storyteller from Aleppo. Galland's diary (March 25, 1709) records that he met the Maronite scholar, by name Youhenna Diab ("Hanna"), who had been brought from Aleppo to Paris, France by Paul Lucas, a celebrated French traveller. Galland's diary also tells that his translation of "Aladdin" was made in the winter of 1709–10. It was included in his volumes ix and x of the ''Nights'', published in 1710. John Payne (poet), ''Alaeddin and the Enchanted Lamp and Other Stories'', (London 1901) gives details of Galland's encounter with the man he referred to as "Hanna" and the discovery in the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris of two Arabic manuscripts containing ''Aladdin'' (with two more of the "interpolated" tales). One is a jumbled late 18th century Syrian version. The more interesting one, in a manuscript that belonged to the scholar Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval, is a copy of a manuscript made in Baghdad in 1703. It was purchased by the Bibliothèque Nationale at the end of the 19th century. In the United Kingdom, the story of Aladdin is a popular subject for pantomimes. The traditional Aladdin pantomime (which is set in China, unlike many adaptations of the story) is the source of the well-known pantomime character Widow Twankey. This tale has been adapted to film a number of times, including ''Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp'', the 1939 ''Popeye the Sailor'' cartoon, and Aladdin (1992 film), the 1992 animated feature by Walt Disney Feature Animation. There is also a hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada named ''Aladdin, Las Vegas''. ==External links== *[http://www.wollamshram.ca/1001/index.htm ''The Thousand Nights and a Night'' in several classic translations], with additional material, including Payne's introduction and quotes from Galland's diary. * The Book of One Thousand and One Nights Fictional Arabs
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This version of Aladdin sounds an awful lot like the Disney movie. Does it match the version in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights? —User:Frecklefoot 20:41, 7 Oct 2003 (UTC) :Yes, it does. The reason that it sounds so much like the movie is that it's lacking in detail, so it doesn't mention some of the key parts of the story that weren't in the movie; like Aladdin's mother, and the second genie. (Although I notice it does mention that the original story is set in China.) —User:Paul A 07:16, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC) ::Well, I haven't read the original story, so I don't know all the details. I just doubted that Disney got it right (they tend to modify stories quite a bit to make them suitable for children). It sounds like you know more of the details of the story—care to fill them in in the article? —User:Frecklefoot 17:07, 8 Oct 2003 (UTC) ::The story in multple sources says that Alladin had a Genie of the Ring, it was the one to freeed him from the Cave, not the Genie of the Lamp. Alladin discovered the Genie of the Lamp when he stole it home and shined it up by rubbing it. The Genie of the Ring is infact weaker then the Lamp's and could only do so much compared the Genie of the Lamp.User:link25 21:05 2/25/2005 ==China== Was "China" the same area for Arab listeners (in which century?) than for us? -- User:Error :It was more like "India" for 17th century European listeners: a mythic far-off place, definitely eastwards... --User:Wetman 05:25, 24 Feb 2005 (UTC) Umm, "genii"? that's the plural of genius, not Genie.. which is anglicized form of djinn... == Corrections == Yes, It is set in China. There is an error here "...Aladdin keeps the lamp for himself, and discovers that it contains two evil genii that are bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp." only one Djinni is evil & "of the lamp", the other is "a servent of Solomon" & is "of the Ring". (he comes form a magical ring like the other comes from a magical lamp.)
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== Aladdin == (Arabic Alâ'-ad-Dîn), in folktale, the hero of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” in the collection of stories known in English as Arabian Nights. In most versions of the story, Aladdin is the lazy son of a poor Chinese tailor. After his father's death, he meets a magician who poses as his uncle and persuades Aladdin to retrieve a wonderful lamp from a hidden cave. When Aladdin fails to give the lamp to the magician before emerging from the cave, the magician becomes enraged and seals the cave, leaving Aladdin to die. In his misery Aladdin weeps and wrings his hands, releasing a genie from a ring the magician had given him. The genie frees Aladdin, who soon discovers that the lamp also produces powerful genies when rubbed. They grant Aladdin his every wish, and he eventually becomes immensely wealthy and marries the daughter of the sultan. The magician returns to steal the lamp, but is defeated, as is his evil brother who also tries to gain the lamp. Free of these enemies, Aladdin lives a long, happy life and succeeds the sultan to the throne. The Aladdin tale reflects the formal, stylistic, and functional characteristics of the Märchen, or magic tale: it is adventurous, filled with the supernatural and unrealistic, has multiple episodes, and is told for entertainment. It illustrates common fairy tale themes such as the conflict between good and evil and the triumph of the weak. French writer Antoine Galland added the story of Aladdin to his 18th-century translation of Arabian Nights. Galland's text was derived from Arab oral traditions (probably Syrian), and the tale still exists in Arab folktales. The literary version of the Aladdin story is known worldwide, especially in Europe and the Americas, and has been the inspiration for many artistic works.
Aladdin
== Aladdin == (Arabic Alâ'-ad-Dîn), in folktale, the hero of “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp” in the collection of stories known in English as Arabian Nights. In most versions of the story, Aladdin is the lazy son of a poor Chinese tailor. After his father's death, he meets a magician who poses as his uncle and persuades Aladdin to retrieve a wonderful lamp from a hidden cave. When Aladdin fails to give the lamp to the magician before emerging from the cave, the magician becomes enraged and seals the cave, leaving Aladdin to die. In his misery Aladdin weeps and wrings his hands, releasing a genie from a ring the magician had given him. The genie frees Aladdin, who soon discovers that the lamp also produces powerful genies when rubbed. They grant Aladdin his every wish, and he eventually becomes immensely wealthy and marries the daughter of the sultan. The magician returns to steal the lamp, but is defeated, as is his evil brother who also tries to gain the lamp. Free of these enemies, Aladdin lives a long, happy life and succeeds the sultan to the throne. The Aladdin tale reflects the formal, stylistic, and functional characteristics of the Märchen, or magic tale: it is adventurous, filled with the supernatural and unrealistic, has multiple episodes, and is told for entertainment. It illustrates common fairy tale themes such as the conflict between good and evil and the triumph of the weak. French writer Antoine Galland added the story of Aladdin to his 18th-century translation of Arabian Nights. Galland's text was derived from Arab oral traditions (probably Syrian), and the tale still exists in Arab folktales. The literary version of the Aladdin story is known worldwide, especially in Europe and the Americas, and has been the inspiration for many artistic works.
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