The king and the corpse
About this book
"Drawing from Eastern and Western literatures, Heinrich Zimmer presents a selection of stories linked together by their common concern for the problem of our eternal conflict with the forces of evil. Beginning with a tale from the Arabian Nights, this theme unfolds in legends from Irish paganism, medieval Christianity, the Arthurian cycle, and early Hinduism. In the retelling of these tales, Zimmer discloses the meanings within their seemingly unrelated symbols and suggests the philosophical wholeness of this assortment of myth."--Amazon.com.
Reader Profile
4.2/5 · 516 readers · 338 pages · ≈ 6 h 16 m · Demanding
How long does it take to read The king and the corpse?
About ≈ 6 h 16 m — 338 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The king and the corpse?
338 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The king and the corpse?
It sits on the Mythology shelves.
Is The king and the corpse in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The king and the corpse?
Heinrich Robert Zimmer (1890–1943).
“WHO knows the story of Abu Kasem and his slippers?”