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Arabist and Consul in Damascus
Sir Richard Burton is famous for his feats of exploration and his translation of the Arabian Nights. He was British consul in Damascus from 1868 to 1871 and during his brief tenure of that post he attracted much criticism from the Ottoman authorities, the Jews of Damascus, other British diplomats and the Foreign Office in London. Though he had interested himself in the topography and antiquities o...
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Sir Richard Burton is famous for his feats of exploration and his translation of the Arabian Nights. He was British consul in Damascus from 1868 to 1871 and during his brief tenure of that post he attracted much criticism from the Ottoman authorities, the Jews of Damascus, other British diplomats and the Foreign Office in London. Though he had interested himself in the topography and antiquities of Syria during his consulship, he had shown no interest at all in Arabic literature or manuscripts. It is clear that when he arrived in Damascus his Arabic was still poor. It is also clear that when he began to translate the Arabian Nights in 1884 his knowledge of that language was remained poor and the translation he produced was heavily dependent on the earlier one by John Payne.
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Visions of the Jinn
In this richly-illustrated book, illustrations of various Western editions of The Arabian Nights from the eighteenth to the twentieth century are presented and analysed. Visions of the Jinn is simultaneously a closely-focused study of a special case in the history of book illustration, an account of the evolution of an important strand of visual fantasy and a presentation of a hitherto neglected a...
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In this richly-illustrated book, illustrations of various Western editions of The Arabian Nights from the eighteenth to the twentieth century are presented and analysed. Visions of the Jinn is simultaneously a closely-focused study of a special case in the history of book illustration, an account of the evolution of an important strand of visual fantasy and a presentation of a hitherto neglected area of Orientalism. Some of the artists - Dulac, Dore, Brangwyn - are famous. Many others, such as Coster or Letchford, are almost totally unknown. In the course of the book, the discussion also reveals much about the visual discovery of the Near East in modern times. This volume will make an important contribution both to the history of book illustration and, more generally, to the history of the book.
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