Ahmed and Paribanou
Ahmed and Paribanou, or The Story of Prince Ahmed and the fairy Pari Banou,
Summary
One of the Islamic kings of India had three sons, namely Houssain (Husayn), Ali, and Ahmed (Ahmad), and a niece named Nouronnihar (Nur al-Nahar).[2] Prince Ahmed was the younger brother of Houssain.[3] The latter possessed a magic carpet of wondrous locomotive powers.[3] Ahmed was equally blessed in the ownership of a magic tent, a present from the fairy Paribanou (Peri Banu), which would cover a whole army when spread, yet fold up into so small a compass that it might be carried in one's pocket.[3]
Analysis
Tale type
The tale is a combination of two tale types listed in the international
Origins
The tale is also considered to be one of the so called "orphan stories" of the Arabian Nights compilation, because a Persian or Indian original text has not been found, unlike other tales.
Legacy
According to Ulrich Marzolph, tales collected later from oral tradition derive from Galland's translation of this story in The Arabian Nights.[4]
The story was adapted by German film director Lotte Reiniger as the film The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926).[9][10]
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1-4798-3792-2.
- ^ Marzolph; Van Leeuwen 2004, I, p. 81.
- ^ a b c Walsh 1915, p. 11.
- ^ Project MUSE chapter 2668101.
- ISBN 1-85109-640-X(e-book).
- ISBN 978-1-4384-4222-8.
- S2CID 165578788.
- S2CID 187817743.
- Project MUSE chapter 1581792.
- S2CID 235663272.
Sources
- Marzolph, Ulrich; Van Leeuwen, Richard (2004). "Ahmad and the Fairy Perî Bânû, 355 Prince (Burton referring to Galland's adaptation)". The Arabian Nights Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC Clio. pp. 81–2.
- Walsh, William Shepard (1915). "Ahmed, Prince". Heroes and Heroines of Fiction. Philadelphia, PA: J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 11. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Further reading
- Horta, Paulo Lemos (2016). "Beyond the Palace: Transnational Itineraries of the City in the Arabian Nights". PMLA. 131 (2): 487–495. JSTOR 26158832.
- Warner, Marina (2012). "Story 3. Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Peri Banou". Stranger Magic. pp. 71–73. ISBN 978-0-674-06507-9.
- "Prince Ahmad and the Fairy Peri-Banu". Al-Hakawati.