![]() ![]() When Burton died in late 1890, he was working on a new translation of the original manuscript, including this missing chapter. This manuscript’s last chapter - Chapter 21 - was incomplete, apparently because it contained material on homosexuality and pederasty which had been removed. The French manuscript that Burton translated from was one printed by Isidore Liseux in 1886. ![]() But what he believes makes The Perfumed Garden unique in the genre is “the seriousness with which the most lascivious and obscene matters are presented.” Burton points out that not all of the ideas in The Perfumed Garden are original: “For instance, all the record of Moçama and of Chedja is taken from the work of Mohammed ben Djerir el Taberi the description of the different positions for coition, as well as the movements applicable to them, are borrowed from Indian works finally, the book Birds and Flowers by Azeddine el Mocadecci (Izz al-Din al-Mosadeqi) seems to have been consulted with respect to the interpretation of dreams.” Burton mentions that he considers that the work can be compared to those of Aretin and Rabelais, and the French book Conjugal Love by Nicolas Venette. The Perfumed Garden first became widely known in the English speaking world through a translation from the French in 1886 by Sir Richard Francis Burton. The reputation acquired by this work in the Arab world was similar to that of the Arabian Nights. He compiled at the request of the Hafsid ruler of Tunis, Abū Fāris ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz al-Mutawakkil, the present work. Sheikh Nefzawi, full name Abu Abdullah Muhammad ben Umar Nafzawi, was born among the Berber Nefzawa tribe in the south of present-day Tunisia. Interspersed with these there are a number of stories which are intended to give context and amusement.Īccording to the introduction of Colville’s English translation, Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Nafzawi probably wrote The Perfumed Garden sometime during the twelfth century. It gives lists of names for the penis and vagina, has a section on the interpretation of dreams, and briefly describes sex among animals. The book presents opinions on what qualities men and women should have to be attractive, gives advice on sexual technique, warnings about sexual health, and recipes to remedy sexual maladies. "Sweepingly romantic heartbreaking at times a vivid, gripping read.The Perfumed Garden of Sensual Delight (Arabic: الروض العاطر في نزهة الخاطر Al-rawḍ al-ʿāṭir fī nuzhaẗ al-ḫāṭir) by Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Nafzawi is a fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature. Beautifully written and researched this is an intensely atmospheric read, and a hugely enjoyable one." - Isabel Wolff, international bestselling author of A Vintage Affair " The Perfume Garden swept me along with its interlinked stories of love and loss, heroism and hope. "The novel is beautifully constructed, with the characters' individual experiences gradually weaving together, and the events of the past unfolding to reveal aftershocks in Emma's present Brown's pacing is exquisite, revealing each twist slowly and deliberately, leaving you gripped to the end." - The Bookseller (UK) "I found myself bewitched by The Perfume Garden a deliciously winding narrative that takes us into the heart of battle, the locked rooms of family secrets, and the alluring promise of finally finding true love." - Good Housekeeping (UK) "At its core, this is a love story celebrating both romantic and parental love, a tale that fans of romantic women's fiction will enjoy." - Booklist "While the premise of Brown's book certainly has roots in an emotional past, this novel unfortunately fails to take flight." - Kirkus ![]()
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