Abu Zayd al-Saruji
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Abu Zayd al-Saruji is the clever, eloquent trickster and central roguish hero of al-Hariri of Basra’s celebrated Maqamat.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ picaresque hero ⓘ trickster figure ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Maqamat al-Hariri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre |
adab literature
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maqama ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage | Classical Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
clever
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deceptive ⓘ eloquent ⓘ resourceful ⓘ roguish ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| createdBy | al-Hariri of Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Abbasid-era adab culture ⓘ |
| depictedAs | old man with great learning ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCompanionInNarrative | al-Harith ibn Hammam GENERATED ⓘ |
| homeRegionInFiction | al-Saruj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
European perceptions of Arabic rhetorical fiction
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later Arabic picaresque characters ⓘ |
| knownFor |
improvised oratory
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linguistic virtuosity ⓘ mastery of Arabic rhetoric ⓘ trickery and imposture ⓘ |
| literaryDevice | persona for linguistic display ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | classical Arabic literature ⓘ |
| modeOfTravelInFiction | wandering from town to town ⓘ |
| moralAmbiguity | uses eloquence for deception and survival ⓘ |
| nameInArabic | أبو زيد السروجي NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic and satirical figure
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embodiment of rhetorical excellence ⓘ vehicle for displays of ornate prose ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Arab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupationInFiction |
impostor
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itinerant trickster ⓘ professional beggar ⓘ |
| relationshipToNarrator | subject of al-Harith ibn Hammam’s reports ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central character of the Maqamat of al-Hariri ⓘ |
| themeEmbodied |
social satire of scholars and patrons
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tension between learning and livelihood ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | medieval Islamic world ⓘ |
| uses |
Qurʾanic allusions and poetry in speech
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disguises and assumed identities ⓘ rhymed prose (sajʿ) ⓘ |
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