Discuss the nature of storytelling in The Arabian Nights. For example, what is a frame narrative? How does the frame function in this book?
Compare and contrast the voyages of Sindbad with any of the world epics read in the first half of the course (Gilgamesh, The Iliad, or the Aeneid). In what respects are they alike- and how are these tales notably different?
Discuss the role of women in the selections you read, with a specific focus on Scheherazade.
Analyze Aladdin in “Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp.” What are his heroic ( and not-so-heroic) qualities? Why do you think this story is one of the most famous in all of Arabian Nights?
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