<p>(Same as Arabic M110.) Lecture, three hours. Knowledge of Arabic not required. Since its appearance in Europe in 1704, <cite>One Thousand and One Nights</cite> is most well-known work of Arabic literature in West. Examination of cycle of tales more commonly known as <cite>Arabian Nights</cite>, including history of its translation, contemporary oral performances of tales in Arabic-speaking world, literary emergence of vernacular language in relation to classical Arabic, and Western appropriations of tales in music, film, and novels (Ravel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Barth, Poe, and Walt Disney). P/NP or letter grading.</p>

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One Thousand and One Nights/Alf Layla Wa-Layla

COM LIT M110

4 units