Gerhart Hauptmann's Before Daybreak: A Translation and an Introduction

by Gerhart Hauptmann, Peter Bauland (Translator)

Overview

Before Daybreak, the first important drama of German naturalism, was also the first play of Gerhart Hauptmann, the most significant naturalist of the theater. This translation by Peter Bauland (originally published in 1978) is the first colloquially convincing English version that captures the several levels of diction in this seminal modern drama. It is preceded by a critical introduction by the translator which places the play in historical context and discusses its form and content.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781469657547
Publisher:	The University of North Carolina Press
Publication date:	05/01/2020
Series:	University of North Carolina Studies in Germanic Languages and Literature , #92
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	112
File size:	540 KB

About the Author

Gerhart Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist. He is counted among the most important promoters of literary naturalism, though he integrated other styles into his work as well. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.

Editorial Reviews

“Perhaps the highest tribute one can pay a translation is that it does not read or sound like a translation. Peter Bauland’s rendition of Hauptmann’s Vor Sonnenaufgang into colloquial American English succeeds admirably in fulfilling the purpose of this volume, which is to make the play accessible to American audiences.”—Colloquia Germanica

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