The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
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"The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad" is a famous framed tale within the medieval Arabic collection One Thousand and One Nights, known for its intricate storytelling, humor, and intertwining narratives of mystery and romance.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Arabic literature work
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framed tale → short story → |
| adaptedAs |
radio dramas
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stage plays → television episodes → |
| collectionType |
Middle Eastern folk tale
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| containsElement |
courtroom-like inquiry by the caliph
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embedded tales told by guests → |
| culturalSignificance |
one of the best-known tales of the Arabian Nights cycle
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| featuresCharacter |
Ja'far ibn Yahya
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Masrur the executioner → caliph Harun al-Rashid → first lady of Baghdad → porter → second lady of Baghdad → third lady of Baghdad → three dervishes → |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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fantasy → frame story → romance → |
| hasTheme |
fate and fortune
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gender relations → justice and mercy → social hierarchy → |
| includedIn |
standard European translations of One Thousand and One Nights
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| knownFor |
humor
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intertwining narratives of mystery and romance → intricate storytelling → |
| language |
Arabic
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| literaryInfluenceOn |
later Western Orientalist literature
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| literaryTradition |
adab literature
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| motif |
disguised identities
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hospitality and guest-host relations → intervention of the caliph → secrecy and revelation → |
| narrativeFrame |
tale told by Scheherazade
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| narrativeStructure |
multi-strand narrative
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| narrativeTechnique |
story within a story
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| notableTranslator |
Antoine Galland
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| originRegion |
Arab world
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| partOf |
Arabian Nights
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One Thousand and One Nights → |
| settingEra |
medieval Islamic Golden Age
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| settingPlace |
Baghdad
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| titleInEnglish |
The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Arabian Nights
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The Porter and the Three Ladies of Baghdad
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titleInEnglish |