Harun al-Rashid
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| - | '''[[Anagnorisis]]''', or '''discovery''', is the protagonist's sudden recognition of their own or another character's [[true identity]] or nature. Through this technique, previously unforeseen character information is revealed. A notable example of anagnorisis occurs in ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'': [[Oedipus]] kills his father and marries his mother in ignorance, learning the truth only toward the climax of the play. This technique is used on multiple occasions in [[J. K. Rowling]]'s ''[[Harry Potter]]'' series, with an antagonist disguised as an ally to the protagonists until the very end (or vice-versa). <!-- including Quirrell in PS/SS, fake-Moody in PoA --> The earliest use of this device as a twist ending in a [[Crime fiction|murder mystery]] was in "[[The Three Apples]]", a medieval ''[[One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' tale, where the protagonist [[Ja'far ibn Yahya]] by chance discovers a key item towards the end of the story that reveals the culprit behind the murder to be his own slave all along. | ||
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| - | The earliest use of anagnorisis in a [[Crime fiction|murder mystery]] was in "[[The Three Apples]]", a classical ''[[One Thousand and One Nights|Arabian Nights]]'' tale, where the device is employed to great effect in its [[twist ending]]. The protagonist of the story, [[Ja'far ibn Yahya]], is ordered by [[Harun al-Rashid]] to find the culprit behind a [[Crime fiction|murder mystery]] within three days or else be executed. It is only after the deadline has past, and as he prepares to be executed, that he discovers that the culprit was his own slave all along. | ||
| - | Anagnorisis, however, is not limited to classical or Elizabethan sources. Author and lecturer Ivan Pintor Iranzo points out that contemporary ''auteur'' [[M. Night Shyamalan]] uses similar revelations in ''[[The Sixth Sense]]'', in which child psychologist Malcolm Crowe successfully treats a child who is having visions of dead people, only to realize at the close of the film that Crowe himself is dead, and in ''[[Unbreakable (film)|Unbreakable]]'', the character of David conversely realizes that he has survived a train crash that killed the other passengers, due to a supernatural power. | + | '''Hārūn al-Rashīd''' ({{lang-ar|and [[Persian language|Persian]]:'''هارون الرشيد'''}} ); also spelled '''Harun ar-Rashid'''; {{lang-en|Aaron the Upright}}, ''Aaron the Just'', or ''Aaron the Rightly-Guided''; [[March 17]], [[763]] – [[March 24]], [[809]]) was the fifth and most famous [[Abbasid Caliphate|Abbasid]] [[Caliph]]. He was born in [[Rayy]], near [[Tehran]], [[Iran]], and lived in [[Baghdad]], [[Iraq]] and most of his reign in [[Ar Raqqah]] at the middle [[Euphrates]]. |
| - | ==See also== | + | He ruled from 786 to 809, and his time was marked by [[Science in medieval Islam|scientific]], [[Muslim culture|cultural]] and [[Islam|religious]] prosperity. [[Islamic art|Art]] and [[Islamic music|music]] also flourished significantly during his reign. He established the library [[House of Wisdom|Bayt al-Hikma]] ("House of Wisdom"). |
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| + | Since Harun was intellectually, politically and militarily resourceful, his life and the court over which he held sway have been the subject of many fictional tales: some are factual but most are believed to be fictitious. An example of what is known to be factual is the story of the Clock that was among various presents that Harun had delightfully sent to [[Charlemagne]]. The presents were carried by the returning Frankish mission that came to offer Harun friendship in 779. [[Charlemagne]] and his retinue deemed the clock to be a conjuration for the sounds it emanates and the tricks it displays every time an hour ticks. Among what is known to be fictional is the famous ''[[The Book of One Thousand and One Nights]]'' containing many stories that are fantasized by Harun's magnificent court, and even Harun al-Rashid himself. | ||
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Hārūn al-Rashīd (Template:Lang-ar ); also spelled Harun ar-Rashid; Template:Lang-en, Aaron the Just, or Aaron the Rightly-Guided; March 17, 763 – March 24, 809) was the fifth and most famous Abbasid Caliph. He was born in Rayy, near Tehran, Iran, and lived in Baghdad, Iraq and most of his reign in Ar Raqqah at the middle Euphrates.
He ruled from 786 to 809, and his time was marked by scientific, cultural and religious prosperity. Art and music also flourished significantly during his reign. He established the library Bayt al-Hikma ("House of Wisdom").
Since Harun was intellectually, politically and militarily resourceful, his life and the court over which he held sway have been the subject of many fictional tales: some are factual but most are believed to be fictitious. An example of what is known to be factual is the story of the Clock that was among various presents that Harun had delightfully sent to Charlemagne. The presents were carried by the returning Frankish mission that came to offer Harun friendship in 779. Charlemagne and his retinue deemed the clock to be a conjuration for the sounds it emanates and the tricks it displays every time an hour ticks. Among what is known to be fictional is the famous The Book of One Thousand and One Nights containing many stories that are fantasized by Harun's magnificent court, and even Harun al-Rashid himself.
