Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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The objective of this blog is to explore my interest in narrative structure. Through storytellers such as Scheherazade that represent an educating force that pass on history through skillful, and often, alluring narration. This step in my research, allows me to facilitate a data structure capable of dispensing a provocative new story/imagery each day. As Scheherazade had to tell the king a new story each evening in order to save her own life. Please add your narrative to this collection.
Excerpt from The Arabian Nights
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"One day, Scheherazade told her father she wanted to volunteer to go to the king. He was distressed, but could not stop her. Once in the King’s chambers, Scheherazade asked if she might bid one last farewell to her beloved sister, Dunyazad, who had secretly been prepared to ask Scheherazade to tell a story during the long night.
With her encyclopedic knowledge and narrative skills, Scheherazade established a pattern of spinning out an exciting tale, but stopping before it reached an end, sparking the imagination of Shahrayar. And so the King kept Scheherazade alive as he eagerly anticipated each new story, until, one thousand and one adventurous nights, and three sons later, the King had not only been entertained but wisely educated in morality and kindness by Scheherazade who became his Queen, saving the rest of the kingdom’s young women from slaughter."
"One day, Scheherazade told her father she wanted to volunteer to go to the king. He was distressed, but could not stop her. Once in the King’s chambers, Scheherazade asked if she might bid one last farewell to her beloved sister, Dunyazad, who had secretly been prepared to ask Scheherazade to tell a story during the long night.
With her encyclopedic knowledge and narrative skills, Scheherazade established a pattern of spinning out an exciting tale, but stopping before it reached an end, sparking the imagination of Shahrayar. And so the King kept Scheherazade alive as he eagerly anticipated each new story, until, one thousand and one adventurous nights, and three sons later, the King had not only been entertained but wisely educated in morality and kindness by Scheherazade who became his Queen, saving the rest of the kingdom’s young women from slaughter."