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"Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights"


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"Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights"
A comparison of the lessons that we learn from the characters in the ancient classical works, "Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights."
1,053 words (approx. 4.2 pages) | 0 sources | 2008 United States


Paper Summary:

This paper compares and contrasts the two ancient and classical stories of "Ramayana," attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and "1001 Arabian Nights," which is a collection of stories collected over many centuries by various authors, translators and scholars in various countries. The paper specifically compares the characters within the stories and the lessons of morality that they teach.

Table of Contents:
Purity and Deceit in Ramayana
Purity and Deceit in 1001 Arabian Nights

From the Paper:

"Eventually there are no more virgins and Scheherazade offers herself as the next bride. In order to keep his daughter alive, Scheherazade's father tells Shahryar a story without telling him the conclusion. In order to hear the end, Shahryar must keep Scheherazade alive. The next, Scheherazade finishes the last tale and begins another, only again to stop short of revealing its conclusion. Thus, the 1001 stories of the book are told. Although each of these stories involve their own tales of morals, purity and deceit, in an effort to teach Scheherazade a lesson, this act of telling stories itself is deceitful in that it is done as a method of tricking Scheherazade. However, this act of deceit, like the act of deceit done by Brahman in creating Rama to defeat evil, this act of deceit is also done for the greater good."

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APA Citation:

"Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights" (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 14, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Ramayana-and-1001-Arabian-Nights/107461

MLA Citation:

""Ramayana" and "1001 Arabian Nights"" 15 January 2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Comparison-Essay-Ramayana-and-1001-Arabian-Nights/107461>




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