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Hofmannsthal and England

Author: Vilain, Robert

Source: Austrian Studies, Volume 15, Number 1, 1 December 2007 , pp. 130-154(25)

Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association

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Abstract:

Hugo von Hofmannsthal's indebtedness to English literature is well known and has received significant critical attention. His reception in England is a less familiar topic. This article sketches the history of translations of Hofmannsthal's works into English in Britain, examines unpublished correspondence with English writers and actors such as Arthur Symons, Harley Granville Barker and John Martin Harvey, and analyses early London performances of Oedipus and the Sphinx and Everyman. It ends with a review of broadcasts of Hofmannsthal by the BBC Third Programme between 1955 and 1986 and of Michael Hamburger's role as champion of his works.

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Die englische Literatur hatte bekanntlich einen großen Einfluß auf die Werke Hugo von Hofmannsthals und bedeutende kritische Studien sind diesem Thema gewidmet worden. Seine Rezeption in England ist weniger bekannt. Dieser Artikel skizziert deshalb die Geschichte der britischen Übersetzungen von Hofmannsthals Werken ins Englische, untersucht unveröffentlichte Briefwechsel mit englischen Schriftstellern und Schauspielern wie Arthur Symons, Harley Granville Barker und John Martin Harvey, und analysiert frühe Londoner Aufführungen von Ödipus und die Sphinx und Jedermann. Er schließt mit einem Bericht über Werke von Hofmannsthal, die zwischen 1955 und 1986 im `Third Programme' des BBC-Rundfunks gesendet wurden und mit einer kurzen Einschätzung der Bedeutung von Michael Hamburger als Hofmannsthal-Beförderer in England.
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  • Austrian Studies is an annual journal reflecting sustained interest in the distinctive cultural traditions of the Habsburg Empire and the Austrian Republic. By publishing a wide range of articles in English, together with a selection of book reviews, it aims to make recent research accessible to a broadly based international readership.

    The focus is on Austrian culture from 1750 to the present. Literature is considered in relation to psychology, philosophy, political theory, music, theatre, film, and the visual arts. 'Austrian' includes German-language culture of former areas of the Habsburg Empire, such as Prague and the Bukovina, as well as the work of people of Austrian origin living abroad. Austrian interactions with other linguistic and ethnic groups -- the Jewish communities of Austria-Hungary, for example -- are also taken into account.

    Each volume of Austrian Studies has a coherent but broadly conceived theme, and reviews of the most important recent publications in the field of Austrian studies. Each volume also includes a number of substantial review essays devoted either to keeping readers up to date with major cultural debates and events, or to areas of scholarship in which activity has been particularly intense.
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