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Zhuang Tinglong was a wealthy merchant from Nanxun, which is in present-day Huzhou, Zhejiang. He desired to emulate Zuo Qiuming (556–451 BCE), the author of the Zuo Zhuan who was also blind like him, by publishing a book of history on the Ming dynasty. However, he knew little about Ming history, so he decided to start with materials that were ...
Jesus healing blind Bartimaeus, by Johann Heinrich Stöver, 1861. Each of the three Synoptic Gospels tells of Jesus healing the blind near Jericho, as he passed through that town, shortly before his passion. The Gospel of Mark tells of the curing of a man named Bartimaeus, healed by Jesus as he is leaving Jericho.
A version of the fable of a camel blind in one eye is included in the Talmud, attributed to Rabbi Yochanan. While it might be seen as implying that gentiles, in comparison to Jews, are rude and defecate on the road, it is worth noting that Jewish law has strong injunctions of modesty and cleanliness, including strict injunctions against open or ...
Blind men and the elephant, 1907 American illustration. Blind Men Appraising an Elephant by Ohara Donshu, Edo Period (early 19th century), Brooklyn Museum. The parable of the blind men and an elephant is a story of a group of blind men who have never come across an elephant before and who learn and imagine what the elephant is like by touching it.
The Caliph Al-Hâkim and the Merchant: Al-Ma'mun (Arabic: المأمون) the seventh Abbasid caliph, reigning from 813 until his death, in 833. He succeeded his half-brother, al-Amin, after a civil war. Al-Ma'mun is one of the most frequently mentioned characters in the nights. The Story of Al-Ma’mun and the Kilabite Girl
One question that splits critics is whether the Merchant's tale is a fabliau. [citation needed] Typically a description for a tale of carnal lust and frivolous bed-hopping, some would argue that especially the latter half of the tale, where Damyan and May have sex in the tree with the blind Januarie at the foot of the tree, represents fabliau.
Gloucester's younger, illegitimate son is an opportunistic, short-sighted character [1] whose ambitions lead him to form a union with Goneril and Regan. The injustice of Edmund's situation fails to justify his subsequent actions, although at the opening of the play when Gloucester explains Edmund's illegitimacy (in his hearing) to Kent, with coarse jokes, the audience can initially feel ...
Simon – a blind boy whom Pearl befriends. She moves to England with him and eventually has sex with him. He is the father of Abigail. Nehemiah – the older brother of Simon whom Pearl marries. He is a merchant like his father. Mag – the servant of Pearl and Nehemiah in London who had an affair with Nehemiah.