The ruler of the Abbasid Caliphate in the late eighth and early ninth centuries, Haroun al Raschid helped launch the Islamic Golden Age by investing heavily in science, diplomacy, and trade. He is frequently referenced in Western literature.
Haroun al Raschid Quotes in Ulysses
The Ulysses quotes below are all either spoken by Haroun al Raschid or refer to Haroun al Raschid. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Episode 3: Proteus
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After he woke me last night same dream or was it? Wait. Open hallway. Street of harlots. Remember. Haroun al Raschid. I am almosting it. That man led me, spoke. I was not afraid. The melon he had he held against my face. Smiled: creamfruit smell. That was the rule, said. In. Come. Red carpet spread. You will see who.
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Haroun al Raschid Term Timeline in Ulysses
The timeline below shows where the term Haroun al Raschid appears in Ulysses. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Episode 3: Proteus
...dream from the night before, in which he met a man resembling the Persian king Haroun in a “street of harlots.”
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Episode 15: Circe
...runs off in the direction that Stephen went. Bloom passes through the nighttown crowd like Haroun Al Raschid, carrying Stephen’s ashplant. He feels like dozens of the Dubliners he met during...
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