ENG 380 : Eng 380- full notes
9 Dec 2022
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Jan 18th hw notes -reading the spectator 3. The story of the two sisters 8. Evidence that galland wrote the story 11. Alibaba 13 how do you want to continue growing 13. 1: maintain a good gpa in the class and not fall behind on the readings and assignments. 2: develop a stronger understanding for literature as it"s not something i have a lot of experience with. Describer as alf layla wa layla a thousand different stories. Book starts in persia, goes to arabia, then to india and china. Four major sources: persia 9th-10th century, baghdad stories 10th-12th centuries, cairo stories 12th-14th, orphan stories added by antoine galland 18th. Cairo stories had more involvement with magic (genie stories) Structural issues: stories and nights not aligned- leaves cliff hanger, repetition, dinarzade repeating the same ideas, themes. Frame tale- one story that has others embedded, layers that allow parallels to develop.
