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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
Contents
Preface, Introduction, 1. The Thousand and one nights and literary Orientalism in Europe, 2. Dutch Orientalism before 1700, 3. Antoine Galland and Ghisbert Cuper, 4. The early editions of the Nights, 5. Gilbert de Flines, 6. Later editions in the eighteenth century, 7. Dutch Orientalism in the eighteenth century, Conclusion, Appendices, Bibliography, Index, Colophon
