The stories in the Arabian Nights have gripped the world’s imagination now for more than 1000 years. From at least the 9th century part of the repertoire of storytellers in India‚ China‚ Iran‚ Turkey and the Arab world that is why this paper aims not only to give a suffice background of one of the most celebrated tales of the millennia but also explore the cultural treasury it has brought world that serves a fertile material ready to discover—The Arabian Nights. It delves in most cultural elements
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Religion in the first and the last day story of the Decameron\ Giovanni Bocaccio‚ an Italian author of the fourteenth century‚ is most noted for writing the Decameron‚ a series of 100 stories that are structured in a frame narrative. Each of these one hundred novellas presents a particular theme ranging from love‚ death‚ fortune‚ wit‚ sex and of course‚ religion. The action is taking place in Florence during the Black Death that struck the city in 1348. These were the times when religion
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In The Decameron‚ Boccaccio uses tales of deception to capture the merchant culture of quick wit and cleverness‚ which defies Christian morality and transcends the traditional social classes of the medieval era. In fact‚ one’s success at deception is often depicted as a form of intelligence. Tricksters are either rewarded or face no significant consequence for their actions‚ whereas their victims are portrayed as gullible and weak. In the opening story of San Ciappelletto‚ Boccaccio presents
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Arabian oryx latin/scientific name The taxonomic name Oryx leucoryx is from the Greek orux (gazelle or antelope) and leukos (white). Arabian oryx description * Highly specialized for its harsh desert environment. * The bright white coat reflects the sun’s rays and the hooves are splayed and shovel-like to providing a large surface area to walk on the sandy ground . * The brown legs with white bands on the ankles‚ and brown markings on the face‚ on the bridge of the nose‚ the
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Arabian Oryx The Arabian Oryx is a medium-sized antelope weighing 65 - 75 kg (140 - 170 lb). Prior to its extinction in the wild‚ it is believed to have occurred in flat and undulating gravel plains intersected by shallow wadis and depressions‚ and the dunes edging sand deserts‚ with a diverse vegetation of trees‚ shrubs‚ herbs‚ and grasses. The Arabian oryx eats mainly grasses. Herbs‚ seedpods‚ fruit‚ fresh growth of trees‚ tubers and roots also form part of its diet. It can go for weeks without
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Decameron‚ Day 7‚ Novel 2 Rubric Peronella hides her lover in a tub when her husband returns home unexpectedly. Her husband has sold the tub‚ but she tells him that she herself has already sold it to a man who is inspecting it from the inside to see whether it is sound. Leaping forth from the tub‚ the man gets the husband to scrape it out and carry it back to his house for him. P. 490 Peronella “lowly condition” p.491 “charming and beautiful girl” p.491 Giannello “sprightly young gallant” p.491
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MARMARKETING AND SALES STRATEGY There are very good prospects for Foreign companies who want to export their products to the Saudi Arabian market. However‚ there are certain marketing procedures and sales techniques which have to be observed in order to develop and sustain business relationships over a long period of time. • The Saudi market should be constantly reviewed for product adaptation and change. • Exporters should ensure regular supplies as per specifications‚ at the specified time
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Boccaccio’s The Decameron in Medieval Literature Literature as everything else in the fourteenth century was guided by the Church and Christian teaching. Secular literary also had a part in medieval literature in the form of epic poems‚ tales of love and political literary works. Biblical references were common and most of the literary items had a moral thought apart from reading for pleasure and amusement. In this medieval understanding of literature great writers and poets were born all over Europe
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Decameron: Devastations of the Black Death Giovanni Boccaccio was the writer of the book Decameron‚ in which he thoroughly describes the tragedies and horror the Black Death plague brought about. Black Death was a fatal sickness that was wide spread from the East to the West. The plague started in about the 1330s and continued into most of the 1400s; however there were instances still occurring in the 1600s until the end of the eighteenth century (Coffin 312). The plague was later said to have
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Sinbad the Porter and Sinbad the Sailor Like the 1001 Nights the Sinbad story-cycle has a frame story‚ which goes as follows: in the days of Haroun al-Rashid‚ Caliph of Baghdad‚ a poor porter (one who carries goods for others in the market and throughout the city) pauses to rest on a bench outside the gate of a rich merchant’s house‚ where he complains to Allah about the injustice of a world which allows the rich to live in ease while he must toil and yet remain poor. The owner of the house hears
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