Šahrzâd and Šahrbâz
A Story Illustrated in Signs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12896352 |
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| Authors | Elham Etemadi (0000-0001-9449-562X, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 108-127 |
| Publication date | 2017-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology of the Middle East (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1746-0719 • E-ISSN: 1746-0727 |
| Publisher | Berghahn Books (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3167/ame.2016.120208 |
| OpenAlex | W2769608901 |
| Language | DE |
| References cited | 8 |
The Thousand and One Nights was illustrated under Sani’ ol-Molk’s supervision in 1854–1859 in Iran. In this article, I analyse an illustration of the story of Ŝahrzâd and Šahrbâz, which is the only image in the manuscript that displays the two characters in sexual relation. In analysing the illustration, I address three factors: the handwriting on the top left corner of the illustrated page, the difference between the illustration and the narrative in terms of the timing of the story, and the absence of Donyâzâd from the image. I argue that these factors reveal the painter’s adaptation techniques and his complex interpretation of the scene
Adaptation (eye · Art · Handwriting · Interpretation (philosophy · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Painting · Relation (database · Sociology · Visual arts · Byzantine Studies and History · Computer Science · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Philosophy · Psychology · Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism · Visual Culture and Art Theory
| Highly cited | No |
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