Middlebury

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.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
11421
Subject Code:
RELI
Course Number:
1038
Section Identifier:
A

Course

RELI 1038

All Sections in Winter 2016

Winter 2016

RELI1038A-W16 Lecture (Goldman)