NES 4214

Tales from the Thousand and One Nights

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

The Thousand and One Nights is a collection of "Oriental" stories of uncertain date and authorship, which are told by the brave and wise " Shehrezad" in an attempt to save the lives of other women of her kingdom and the kingdom itself from her new husband king "Shehrayar", who after finding his wife in bed with another man vowed in a fit of rage to sleep with a different woman every night and kill her the following day. Shehrezad's strategy was to start a story every night and stop short of finishing it promising Shehrayar to finish it the following night. Shehrayar, anxious to know how the story ends, spares Shehrezad's life one more night. The story-telling continues for a thousand nights. In the meantime, Shehrezad has a son by Shehrayar, who then spares her life so she can take care of his son and subsequently stops his murderous campaign.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: NES 3202 or permission of the instructor.

Distribution Category (LA-AS)

When Offered Spring.

Breadth Requirement (GHB)

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