![]() ![]() Sexual fidelity as always been the core social concern. While the stories themselves are about adventure and bravery, she shows her own bravery and nobility in the process. In particular they are ultimately the story of Scheherazade herself, who must prove her fidelity and loyalty to her king, who suspects that all women are unfaithful. As such, they reflect the values of that culture. ![]() While these stories have long since been adapted and revised and no longer reflect the original versions from traditional, Middle Eastern culture, they nonetheless retain some of the original spirit of their cultural origins. Notable examples include Aladdin, Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves, and The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor. The individual stories were created over many centuries, by many people and in many styles, and many have become famous pieces of Arabic literature in their own right. The stories are told over a period of one thousand and one nights, and every night she ends the story with a suspenseful situation, forcing the King to keep her alive for another day. The Book of One Thousand and One Nights ( Hazār-o Yak Šab, Arabic: كتاب ألف ليلة و ليلة Kitāb 'Alf Layla wa-Layla also known as The Book of a Thousand Nights and a Night, One Thousand and One Nights, 1001 Arabian Nights, Arabian Nights, The Nightly Entertainments or simply The Nights) is a medieval Middle Eastern literary epic which tells the story of Scheherazade ( Šahrzād in Persian), a Sassanid Queen, who must relate a series of stories to her malevolent husband, King Shahryar (Šahryār), to delay her execution. ![]() Picture of Ali Baba by Maxfield Parrish (1909). ![]()
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