| Family Name: | Galland |
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| First Name: | Antoine |
| Birth Date: | 1645 |
| Birth Place: | Rollot |
| Death Date: | 1714 |
| Death Place: | Paris |
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Translations
| Original Title | Translation title | Author |
|---|---|---|
| Alf Laylah wa-Laylah [The Arabian Nights or One Thousand and One Nights] |
Les mille et une nuit
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Unknown |
Other works
| Title | Publication Year | Publisher | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Les Paroles remarquables, les bons mots et les maximes des orientaux : traduction de leurs ouvrages en arabe, en persan et en turc, avec des remarques | 1694 | Bernard | |
| Le Voyage à Smyrne | |||
| De l'origine et du progrès du café | 1699 | ||
| Relation de l'esclavage d'un marchand de la ville de Cassis, à Tunis |
translations activities
Antoine Galland (1646–1715) was a French Orientalist, archaeologist, and translator best known for introducing Les Mille et Une Nuits (The Thousand and One Nights) to Europe.
Educated in classical languages and oriental studies, Galland traveled extensively in the Levant, collecting manuscripts and learning Arabic, Persian, and Turkish. His French adaptation of the tales, published between 1704 and 1717, was not a literal translation but a literary reworking based on Arabic manuscripts and oral stories he heard, including some not found in the original Arabic corpus - such as the famous tale of Aladdin. Galland’s elegant, accessible style captivated European audiences, sparking widespread fascination with Middle Eastern culture and inspiring countless later editions, translations, and adaptations.
secondary bibliography references
M. Abdel-Halim, Antoine Galland, sa vie et son œuvre, Nizet, Paris, 1964.
Antoine Galland et l'Orient des Savants, P.-S. Filliozat et M. Zink éd. Actes du colloque organisé par l’Académie, la Société asiatique et l’INALCO, les 3 et 4 décembre 2015, Leuven, Peeters Publishers, 2017.
Translations
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Alf Laylah wa-Laylah [The Arabian Nights or One Thousand and One Nights]
- Translation Title: Les mille et une nuit
- Original Author: Unknown
- Original title: Alf Laylah wa-Laylah [The Arabian Nights or One Thousand and One Nights]
- lang: Persian/Arabic
- Translation: Les mille et une nuit
- Pub. Date: 1703
- Lang: French
- Note:
By:
- Céline Powell