Badroulbadour
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Badroulbadour is a princess from the far east whom Aladdin
married in The Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp. (The full moon as a metaphor for female beauty is common throughout the Arabian Nights).
When Aladdin finds the magic lamp he discovers that it contains a djinn that is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp
. With the aid of the djinni, Aladdin—an impoverished young man, who in other circumstances could not have aspired to marry a princess—becomes rich and powerful and marries princess Badroulbadour.
In the animated version of Aladdin made by Disney
, her name was changed to Jasmine
and she was an Arabian princess instead. She is also mentioned in a poem by Wallace Stevens
called 'The Worms at Heaven's Gate
' in his book "Harmonium
".
The name Badroulbadour also appears in the novels 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford, and 'Come Dance with Me' by author Russell Hoban
. Hoban also mentions Badoura as the name of an Arabian princess in The Arabian Nights.
Aladdin
Aladdin is a Middle Eastern folk tale. It is one of the tales in The Book of One Thousand and One Nights , and one of the most famous, although it was actually added to the collection by Antoine Galland ....
married in The Story of Aladdin; or, the Wonderful Lamp. (The full moon as a metaphor for female beauty is common throughout the Arabian Nights).
When Aladdin finds the magic lamp he discovers that it contains a djinn that is bound to do the bidding of the person holding the lamp
Oil lamp
An oil lamp is an object used to produce light continuously for a period of time using an oil-based fuel source. The use of oil lamps began thousands of years ago and is continued to this day....
. With the aid of the djinni, Aladdin—an impoverished young man, who in other circumstances could not have aspired to marry a princess—becomes rich and powerful and marries princess Badroulbadour.
In the animated version of Aladdin made by Disney
Walt Disney Pictures
Walt Disney Pictures is an American film studio owned by The Walt Disney Company. Walt Disney Pictures and Television, a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Studios and the main production company for live-action feature films within the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, based at the Walt Disney...
, her name was changed to Jasmine
Princess Jasmine
Princess Jasmine is a fictional character and one of the main characters of the 1992 film Aladdin and its sequels, The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves . She is voiced by Linda Larkin, with her singing voice performed by Lea Salonga in the first film and Disney Princess...
and she was an Arabian princess instead. She is also mentioned in a poem by Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens
Wallace Stevens was an American Modernist poet. He was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, educated at Harvard and then New York Law School, and spent most of his life working as a lawyer for the Hartford insurance company in Connecticut.His best-known poems include "Anecdote of the Jar",...
called 'The Worms at Heaven's Gate
The Worms at Heaven's Gate
The Worms at Heaven's Gate is a poem from Wallace Stevens' first book of poetry, Harmonium . It was first published in 1916 and is therefore in the public domain....
' in his book "Harmonium
Harmonium
A harmonium is a free-standing keyboard instrument similar to a reed organ. Sound is produced by air being blown through sets of free reeds, resulting in a sound similar to that of an accordion...
".
The name Badroulbadour also appears in the novels 'The Good Soldier' by Ford Madox Ford, and 'Come Dance with Me' by author Russell Hoban
Russell Hoban
Russell Conwell Hoban is an American writer, now living in England, of fantasy, science fiction, mainstream fiction, magic realism, poetry, and children's books-Biography:...
. Hoban also mentions Badoura as the name of an Arabian princess in The Arabian Nights.