Lives and Deaths of Werther: Interpretation, Translation, and Adaptation in Europe and East Asia

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Johannes Kaminski (Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow, Slovak Academy of Sciences)

Lives and Deaths of Werther

Interpretation, Translation, and Adaptation in Europe and East Asia

Johannes Kaminski (Postdoctoral Fellow, Postdoctoral Fellow, Slovak Academy of Sciences)

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Oxford University Press
22 February 2024

Translation & interpretation; Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Fiction & Literature

Series: British Academy Monographs

Goethe's epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, first published in 1774, has produced a global echo that rivals contemporary bestsellers. While in the German context, the book was always outshined by its famous author, patriotic writers in Italy and China saw their lives mirrored in Werther's struggle, inspiring them to rewrite Goethe's novel in revolutionary terms. Meanwhile, French Romantics embraced Werther's expressive language to explore the dark corners of their souls. The same happened in Japan, where modernists invoked the text to show that 'the most beautiful moment of life DS that is, love DS blossoms in the proximity of death.' Kaminski investigates how interpretations, translations, and literary adaptations of Goethe's novel have manipulated the text in ways that left deep marks on world literature.

By: Johannes Kaminski (Postdoctoral Fellow Postdoctoral Fellow Slovak Academy of Sciences)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780197267554
ISBN 10: 0197267556
Series: British Academy Monographs
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1: Joys and Sorrows of Interpretation 2: The Translator, Translated 3: Revolutionary Afterlives 4: Thanatological Revenants Closing Remarks Bibliography

Dr Johannes Kaminski is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute of World Literature, Slovak Academy of Sciences. He received his DPhil from the University of Oxford in 2011 and has held research posts at the University of Cambridge, Taipei, Vienna, and Comenius University Bratislava. As a scholar of comparative literature, Kaminski's research is focused on the literature of Goethezeit, Chinese modernism, and contemporary science-fiction.