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List of Holberg's plays in English translation

List of Holberg's plays in English translation

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Ludvig Holberg, the "Molière of the North",[1][2] wrote 33 Danish comedies between 1722 and 1753 — 15 of them ("the foundation for the entire Danish theatre"[3]) in a span of less than 18 months in 1722 and early 1723.[3]

Ludvig Holberg

In his long career, nominally in education, Holberg produced works in philosophy, law, finance, and history; essays, satirical verse, biographies, memoirs, and an early science fiction utopia.[4] However, his comedies have brought him the widest and most lasting acclaim.[5][1][6] Despite this, no English translations of Holberg's comedies were made during his lifetime, and only 4 in the 19th century. In the 20th century many translations appeared (including 14 published by The American-Scandinavian Foundation). Now at least 39 English translations are available representing 20 of Holberg's 33 comedies. Jeppe on the Hill — his "most popular and most discussed play"[7] — is also the most frequently translated, followed by Erasmus Montanus.

Translations

Key

  • Danish Title — The original play that serves as the basis of the English text.
  • English Title — The title of the English text, as it appears in the given translation. Because one Danish title may be published under various English titles, sorting by this column is not a reliable way to group all translations of a particular original together; to do so, sort on Danish Title.
  • Year — The year of the translation's first publication. Some translations may have been written or produced earlier than this date, and some have been republished subsequently, but this is not noted here.
  • Publication — The publication in which the translation first appeared. These short titles are linked to their full bibliographic entries.

Table

More information Danish Title, English Title ...

Notes

  1. [1]
    Argetsinger 1983, p. 4.
  2. [2]
    Holberg 1957, p. 1.
  3. [3]
    Holberg 1990, p. xxv.
  4. [4]
    Campbell 1914, p. 4.
  5. [5]
    Vinje 2017, p. 227.
  6. [6]
    Campbell 1914, p. 3.
  7. [7]
    Holm 2017, p. 145.

English translations

Drama collections

  • Three Comedies. Translated by Hime, H(enry) W(illiam) L(ovett). London: Longmans, Green and Co. 1912. OCLC 6079882.
  • Comedies by Holberg: Jeppe of the hill, The Political Tinker, Erasmus Montanus. Translated by Campbell, Oscar James; Schenck, Frederick. New York: The American-Scandinavian Foundation. 1914. OCLC 477029781.
  • Four Plays by Holberg. Translated by Alexander, Henry. Princeton University Press for the American-Scandinavian Foundation. 1946. OCLC 1381528.
  • Seven One-act Plays. Translated by Alexander, Henry. Princeton University Press for the American-Scandinavian Foundation. 1950. OCLC 1612009.
  • Three Comedies: The Transformed Peasant, The Arabian Powder, The Healing Spring. Translated by Spink, Reginald. London: William Heinemann. 1957. OCLC 1153458237.
  • Jeppe of the Hill and Other Comedies. Translated by Argetsinger, Gerald S.; Rossel, Sven Hakon. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press. 1990. ISBN 978-0-8093-1480-5. OCLC 1156867790.
  • Three Danish Comedies. Translated by Meyer, Michael Leverson. London: Oberon Books. 1999. ISBN 9781840020601. OCLC 1098665264.
  • Ludvig Holberg Plays. Volume I: Just Justesen's reflections on theatre, Jeppe of the hill, Ulysses von Ithacia. Translated by Holm, Bent; Kynoch, Gaye. Hollitzer. 2020. ISBN 9783990125953. OCLC 1155694802.
  • Ludvig Holberg Plays. Volume II: Zille Hans-daughter's Gynaicologia, or Defence of Womankind; Erasmus Montanus; Witchcraft, or False Alarm. Translated by Holm, Bent; Kynoch, Gaye. Vienna: Hollitzer. 2022. ISBN 978-3990940334. OCLC 1355219148.

Individual dramas

Other works

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