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In three pages this paper applies Arabian Nights to an analysis of Andrew Lang's personality and love of fantasy. One source is l...

In eleven pages this paper discusses how Andrew Lang becomes a storyteller in his vivid portrayal of the Arabian Nights' tales whi...

and she is burned as witch (evoking images of Joan of Arc, and martyrdom). Lang portrays, therefore, a society in which not only i...

In five pages this text is compared in terms of similarities and symbolism with Arabian Nights' tales and the loss of speech is eq...

rolling down a hillside and coming ominously to rest" (Morris, 2000). Following the template set by Caligari, Lang also delves int...

It appears to be based in part on Arabic, Persian and Indian folklore, and as a "unified collection, dates back at least one thous...

(Burton, 1985). He tried to talk her out of it, but she insisted, and thus began the thousand nights, for each night she would end...

but they are rather humorous, if evil and horrible at times. For example, one genie is berating a man and the man moans "If you ha...

However, after a while they carried me into a neat bathroom leading out of the hall, and as I sat there, behold, in came three sla...

under a caliph or king" which literally means "one who bears burdens" (Haddawy, 1990, p. 3). The vizier plays an important role in...

blessed with a wonderful woman. His realm of existence and happiness did not go beyond these simple and selfishly focused realitie...

notions of the division between the "haves" and "have nots" and in fact supported his ideas with the theory of alienation. Further...

rather how it appears to the person that is hearing or viewing the story. Does the narrative appear to distort or change what ha...

the audience. In many modern examples, the most creative thing that can be said about a particular movie maker is his or her abili...

scholarly catalogs; journals will include - but not be limited to - Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, Journal of En...

In 5 pages this paper argues that the so-called Scottish Enlightenment was neither Scottish nor particularly enlightened with Ferg...

According to Kreimeier (1996), at its peak in 1921, the German film industry was literally cranking out some 600 films annually, m...

American students great vistas of the world of Indian civilization" (Lutgendorf Intro.htm). It is important to note, however, tha...

to resemble a lovely young girl, standing on pedestals of solid gold. This aspect of the stories?that one can be magically transfo...

out and to do so without question. If one did not bring to bear this responsibility, Muhammad was not reserved in instructing the...

Al-Bulti played. Such a character may be described in terms of the way in which the author sees him as well as the way in which a ...

with the outside world, and the way in which one presents oneself: the desire for this constructed image of the self to be perceiv...

They are selfless woman to a great degree, and both ultimately will find their own happiness because of their sacrifice and their ...

plagued with corruption. Gamasa Al-Bulti is the chief of police, at least at first, and he delves into the underworld. Yet, while...

even death. Rather than comply, Hermia elopes with Lysander, fleeing into the woods. Shakespeare emphasizes the enormous consequen...

famine as being the direct manifestation of her conflict with Oberon) and the madness itself is generated by the very human desire...

the juxtaposition of the two worlds: that of humanity and that of the fairies. They exist side by side by do not interact; in fact...

(Foakes 23). Until this time, many directors seem to see the play as a literal fairy tale for children and staged it as such; Broo...

popular comedy. The antics of Bottom and his friends, the eerie majesty of the fairies, and the mixed up relationships among the y...

especially in terms of the passions that exist between men and women. Fantasy Romance When Shakespeare uses his characters in "...