Topics in Arabic Literature in Translation

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This course is a survey of the history, composition, and structure of The Arabian Nights, with selected reading of some of its central tales. What is the tales' origin? Who "wrote" them? Why do they continue to enchant Westerners? And what does it reveal about the Islamic world and Western engagement therewith? P: Critical Issues in Human Inquiry or HRS 100 or HRS 101 .