TRANSLATIONS

 

 

Fortunatus (1509)

The first complete translation into English of the editio princeps.

To read the text with the original illustrations, click here, or click here for the whole illustrated text as a PDF file

 

Adalbert von Chamisso                         ◘ Die wundersame Geschichte von Peter Schlemihl /

(1781-1838)                                              The Wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl (as a PDF file) 

 

Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff            ◘ Aus dem Leben eines Taugenichts /

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

                                                                   ◘ Das Marmorbild /

                                                                   The Marble Statue (PDF file)

 

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

(1776-1822)                                                Little Zaches, Great Zinnober (PDFfile)

 

 

 

Johannes von Tepl                                   ◘ Der Ackermann und der Tod /

                                                                   The Husbandman and Death (as a PDF file)

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

                                               If your browser does not support Japanese script, click here

 

Friedrich Schiller                                     ◘ Wilhelm Tell /

                                                                   William Tell