I have not posted much here this month, because I’ve been posting a lot over at A Thousand And One Recaps, my close reading of The Arabian Nights.
Here are links to the recaps posted so far.
Prelude: Shahrazad’s selfless gamble
Nights 1 to 18: Keep Talking
Nights 19 to 33: Manic Pixie Dream Dowry
Nights 34 to 44: Shahrazad’s Emerging Voice
Nights 45 to 89: The Arabian nights does Game of Thrones
Nights 90 to 145: The Wrath of Dhat al-Dawahi
Night 107 to 137: The Blind Dates of Taj al-Majuk and Aziz
Night 146 to 152: Allegories Abound
Night 153 to 169: The Lovesickness of ‘Ali Ibn Bakkar and Shams Al-Nahar
Nights 170 to 249: Men Going Their Own Way
https://www.1001recaps.org/recaps/nights-249-to-294/
I’ve also posted a few additional blog posts on specific matters.
The Arabian Nights and Free Speech
Translating problematic attitudes
A Mental Note Note About The Hero’s Journey