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1001 Arabian Nights

1001 Arabian Nights. The Frame Story. Story within a story within a story …. Sometimes within a story. Shahrazad uses the power of story-telling (narrative) to ward off tyranny and suspend time Framing narrative begins in prologue . 1,001 Nights.

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1001 Arabian Nights

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  1. 1001 Arabian Nights

  2. The Frame Story • Story within a story within a story …. Sometimes within a story. • Shahrazad uses the power of story-telling (narrative) to ward off tyranny and suspend time • Framing narrative begins in prologue

  3. 1,001 Nights • Oral and written versions existed side by side • Tales are rooted in daily life, but are made magical by their settings, fantastic adventures, and the intervention of sorcerers and demons (djinn)

  4. What is theme? • Central idea or main point • A way of articulating and understanding a recurring image or motif. • Example: the motif of the unlikely hero overcoming obstacles reveals the story’s theme of man’s struggle against his own nature.

  5. Themes • Slavery • Imaginative literature springs from the mind/spirit seeking relief from inescapable oppression • EX: death, failure, grief, slavery, disease, etc.

  6. Fate and destiny: • Destiny that is created through an unusual event • A chain of these fate-fueled events is created that eventually leads back to normality • Evidenced in: • Coincidence • Reverse Causation • Self-fulfilling prophecy

  7. Science fiction/supernatural elements • Ghouls, demons, and genies • Mystical quality to writing • More examples: • Lust, madness, violence, justice, retribution, heroism

  8. Why are people attracted to the form of stories within stories? • What is the relationship between literature and experience? Between fairy tales and experience? • Are there ways other than storytelling in which one experience is embedded in another? • How long can the stories-within-stories structure be maintained? Is there a point where it becomes too difficult to follow? • Can a work of literature be both challenging and entertaining? Is it necessary for it to challenge us in order to keep our attention, or would we be better entertained by something less demanding?

  9. Group Assignment • STOP reading at: “The Story of the Second Old Man, and of the Two Black Dogs” 1. Answer the following questions in your group: • Why are people attracted to the frame story structure? • Are there ways other than storytelling in which one experience is embedded in another? • Can a work of literature be both challenging and entertaining? Is it necessary for it to challenge us in order to keep our attention, or would we be better entertained by something less demanding? 2. Write your own short frame story in your group. It must be at least 3 paragraphs long.

  10. The Frame Game • Start in first seat of first row (Sam) – he must create 1 character • Person behind him chooses the setting • Third person must begin the story and state 2 sentences • Every 5th person must add or remove a frame story • Flash cards: incorporate item, setting, or action that is on your card into the story

  11. Conclusion • Write down the story as if you are documenting a story told through the oral tradition • Compare stories • Participation points

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