TRANSLATIONS

 

 

Fortunatus (1509)

The first complete translation into English of the editio princeps.

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Adalbert von Chamisso                         ◘ Die wundersame Geschichte von Peter Schlemihl /

(1781-1838)                                              The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl 

 

Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff            ◘ Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts /

(1788-1857)                                                From the Life of a Good-for-Nothing

                                                                   ◘ Das Marmorbild /

                                                                   The Marble Statue

 

E.T.A. Hoffmann                                    ◘ Klein Zaches genannt Zinnober /

(1776-1822)                                                Great Zaches, little Zinnober

 

 

 

Johannes von Tepl                                   ◘ Der Ackermann und der Tod /

                                                                   The Husbandman and Death

Haiku                                   ◘ If your browser supports Japanese script, click here /

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Friedrich Schiller                                     ◘ Wilhelm Tell /

                                                                   William Tell