Module ARA3197 for 2024/5
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
ARA3197: The Arabian Nights: Perception and Reception
This module descriptor refers to the 2024/5 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 6 | ||
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| Credits | 15 | ECTS Value | 7.5 |
| Term(s) and duration | This module ran during term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Professor Christine Robins (Lecturer) | ||
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| Available via distance learning | No | ||
This class will introduce you to the famous Arabian Nights in translation, along with a number of topics important to the study of world literature in general, namely questions of translation and reception, especially of “folk” literature, as well as the representations of material culture in literature. The course will also focus on the themes of gender, sexuality, and magic in the Arabian Nights. You will become familiar with the most important translations of this work, as well as some of its adaptations in film, while focusing on the themes of sexuality, magic spells, genies, and material culture (such as depictions of foods and trade goods) in these famous and ancient tales.
| Module created | 18/11/2015 | Last revised | 08/03/2023 |
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