RELI1038A-W16
The Arabian Nights
The Arabian Nights—Storytelling, Orientalism, and Islamic Culture
In this course we will study the great medieval classic The Arabian Nights or The Thousand and One Nights Entertainment. Compiled in Egypt and Syria in the 14th century and translated into French and other European languages in the 17th and 18th centuries, this “ocean story” has had a profound effect on the development of the literatures of both the Middle East and the West. The incorporation of ‘Arabian Nights’ motifs in European art and orientalist discourse will be central in our enquiry.
In this course we will study the great medieval classic The Arabian Nights or The Thousand and One Nights Entertainment. Compiled in Egypt and Syria in the 14th century and translated into French and other European languages in the 17th and 18th centuries, this “ocean story” has had a profound effect on the development of the literatures of both the Middle East and the West. The incorporation of ‘Arabian Nights’ motifs in European art and orientalist discourse will be central in our enquiry.
- Term:
- Winter 2016
- Location:
- Munroe Hall 405(MNR 405)
- Schedule:
- 10:30am-12:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday (Jan 11, 2016 to Feb 5, 2016)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Shalom Goldman
- Subject:
- Religion
- Department:
- Religion
- Division:
- Humanities
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- AAL CMP LIT WTR
- Levels:
- Undergraduate
- Cross-Listed As:
- CMLT1038A-W16
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 11421
- Subject Code:
- RELI
- Course Number:
- 1038
- Section Identifier:
- A