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Thousand and One Nights and Orientalism in the Dutch Republic, 1700-1800

Richard van Leeuwen | Arnoud Vrolijk
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comparative literature studies
Dutch intellectual networks
early modern translation
Enlightenment scholarship
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European literary history
history of Orientalist reception in Europe
manuscript circulation

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  • ISBN 9781041189213
  • Weight: 320g
  • Dimensions: 174 x 246mm
  • Publication Date: 01 Dec 2025
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Antoine Galland's French translation of the Thousand and One Nights appeared in 1704. One year later a pirate edition was printed in The Hague, followed by many others. Galland entertained a lively correspondence on the subject with the Dutch intellectual and statesman Gisbert Cuper (1644-1716). Dutch orientalists privately owned editions of the
About Arnoud Vrolijk | Richard van Leeuwen

Richard van Leeuwen teaches at the University of Amsterdam. He has published extensively on the Thousand and One Nights and his translation of the work directly from the Arabic is widely regarded as the authoritative Dutch translation.|Dr Arnoud Vrolijk is Interpres Legati Warneriani and curator of Oriental manuscripts and rare books at Leiden University Libraries. He has published extensively on the Leiden Oriental collections and the history of Arabic scholarship in the Netherlands.

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