![]() ![]() But the animating spirit here is light and full of play, especially on the part of the female characters, who are consistently resourceful and witty” (x)Įxamples – enslaved mistress of the demon king sleeps with the kings (page 217), Aziza and the female killed (58-60) “The action of the stories in One Thousand and One Nights is dark and full of cruelty – especially toward women, who are constantly being accused of adultery and then murdered or beat up. Al-Shaykh retells this story, keeping Shahrazad in the role of the storyteller. She transforms from storyteller to mother and wife. ![]() ![]() In the traditional story, Shahrazad bears the king three children and he decides to marry her instead of killing her. If she stops telling stories, he will kill her like every other woman he sleeps with” (ix) It’s all told “through the lips of the lady Shahrazad to an enraged, cuckolded king on a revenge mission against woman-kind. ![]()
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