The fairy tale of Bluebeard has fascinated writers, filmmakers, photographers, and artists throughout history and across national boundaries. Coming from the European oral tradition, the first, and most famous, written version is Charles Perrault’...

It is believed that Arabian Nights, sometimes known as One Thousand and One Nights, began as an oral narrative, told in public forums both to entertain audiences and to teach them significant moral lessons. Since its conception, its stories have...