IDEOLOGICAL AND THEMATIC ORIGINALITY OF AT-TANUKHI’S ANTHOLOGY “ENTERTAINING STORIES ...”

Abstract

The article is dedicated to artistic originality of the anthology of the Arab writer of the 10th century at-Tanukhi al-Muhassin. It describes pictures of life of the Arab Caliphate, passed through the mind of the writer – an educated judge. The article reveals a theme of the vicissitudes of fate. In a despotic society, a person is trapped by misadventures and failures, which can have the most fatal consequences for him and at the same time unexpectedly turn into a happy turn of fate. At-Tanukhi’s stock of stories on this topic is inexhaustible. The book is distinguished by the skill of processing entertaining material, under the outer shell of which the writer was able to see deep content and truly human characters. The authors conclude that many historical events, known from other sources, have been reflected in the al-Tanuhi collection. The anthology is an inexhaustible treasure trove of information and a valuable material for historians, sociologists and economists.