Michael Jan de Goeje

“ The Ashghanians, or third dynasty of Persian kings, and after them the Sasanians, had a special part in the development of this literature, Avhich found Arabic translators, and was taken up by accomplished Arabic literati, who edited it and imitated it. The earliest book of the kind was the Hezdr afsdn or Thousand Tales, which had the following origin. A certain Persian king was accustomed to kill his wives on the morning after the consummation of the marriage. ”

“ There are other cases in the Nights of two tales which are only variations of a single theme, or even in certain parts agree almost word for word. Some tales are mere compounds of different stories put together without any art, but these perhaps are, as Lane conjectures, later additions to the book ”

“ The Thousand and One Nights became known in Europe through A. Galland's French version (12 vols., 12mo, Paris, 1704-12) ; the publication was an event in literary history, the influence of which can be traced far and wide. ”

“ He admired her intelligence, loved her, and spared her life. _ In all this the princess was assisted by the king's stewardess Dinazad. This book is said to have been written for the princess Homai (MSS. Homani) , daughter of Bahman. ... It contains nearly two hundred stories, one story often occupying several nights. I have repeatedly seen the complete book, but it is really a meagre and uninteresting production" (Fihrist, ed. Fliigel, p. 304) .
Persian tradition (in Firdausi) makes Princess Homai the daughter and wife of Bahman Ardashir, i.e., Artaxerxes I. Longimanus. ”