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Ancient Arabic Literature

Ancient Arabic Literature . FOLK TALES. Arabic Literature. Authors are anonymous—why? What is a folk tale? What is featured in a folk tale? A lesson about life Magical or supernatural elements Characters who possess one or two main traits A clear separation between good and evil

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Ancient Arabic Literature

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  1. Ancient Arabic Literature FOLK TALES

  2. Arabic Literature • Authors are anonymous—why? • What is a folk tale? • What is featured in a folk tale? • A lesson about life • Magical or supernatural elements • Characters who possess one or two main traits • A clear separation between good and evil • Trickery

  3. Have you ever… • Found an unusual object that has washed ashore?

  4. Imagine… • That you find an old bottle on a beach and open it. Out pours a swirling column of smoke that assumes a surprising shape. What would be your reaction? Your expectations?

  5. Arabic Literature: Ever hear of… • Sindbad? • Ali Baba? • Aladdin? • The Thousand and One Nights? • All the above are Arabian works that have become integral parts of Western literary and popular culture.

  6. Magical genie?? • If you had a magical genie with 3 wishes, what would you wish for and why? (Cannot ask for more wishes!) Mrs. Peterson’s 3 wishes: • $$$ --live in comfort for the rest of my life • That me and my loved ones never get ill…ie. Cancer, heart problems..etc • “world peace”

  7. Genies • Are genies good or bad? Explain. • Why is a genie good? • Why is a genie bad? • How have genies been mainstreamed into our American culture?

  8. The Thousand and One Nights: The Fisherman and the Jinnee • Frame stories • Stories within a story • Occurs when characters in one story tell other stories Narrator: Scheherazade Story: “The Fisherman & the Jinnee” Narrator: Fisherman Story: Narrator: Story: Similarities among all 3 stories

  9. What comes to mind? Make predictions. • Look at the selected words below, and predict what this ancient Arabic folktale is about: • Genie Fisherman Falcon King Doctor Severed Head What scenes and events do they bring to mind? What prior knowledge do you have about the above words?

  10. Individualism • How does the fisherman possess traits of an individual? • If you were in the same situation, what would you do? -If you were the fisherman.. -If you were the doctor… -If you were the king…

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