Collection of German papers relating to William Shakespeare

Folger bibliographic ID: 128881
Folger call number: Y.c.1478-1503
Folger holdings ID: 278814
Accession Number: vs cs nos

Collection of 29 mostly autograph letters signed by German authors, 18 miscellaneous papers and 5 newspaper cuttings relating to Shakespeare and his plays. The letters discuss literary subjects, especially Shakespeare, the translation of his works and the staging of his plays. Several concern articles for the Shakespeare-jahrbuch. One from the Duke of Mecklenburg discusses the unsuitability of producing A midsummer night's dream, 1834, and one from Mendelssohn is to the copyist of his music for this play, 1843; one from August von Schlegel refers to Goethe's approval of his translation of Romeo and Juliet, 1796, and another from him to [Barnas?] Sears's interest in his work, 1835; one from Adolf von Sonnenthal to Emil Klaar discusses the stage design for a production of Hamlet, 1887; one from W.K.G. Taubert mentions his songs for The Tempest, 1856; one from H. Voss asks [C.F. Zelter?] to set certain songs from Othello and King Lear to music, 1806; a packet of letters and photographs from Paul Wislicenus to K.H. Breul, 1912, and a copy of his Nochmals Shakespeares Totenmaske concern the Darmstadt Shakespeare death mask. Among the papers is Theodore Körner's translation of part of Timon of Athens; Friedrich von Schlegel's copy of the twelfth lecture from his forthcoming Vorlesungen über die Geschichte der Litteratur, 1812; A. Van der Velde's encomium (Y.c.1497) on Emil Peschel, [1912?]; and 2 poems

General notes

Some letters are undated Poems listed in the Folger card index of first lines Finding aid available online (Guide to Letters and papers by German authors, 1777-1912) and in typescript (Habicht, Werner, 1930- List of German correspondence... Z6621.F61 G3 R.R.)

Extended title: Collection of German papers relating to William Shakespeare 1777-1912

Breul, K. H., active 1812 Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 Claar, Emil, 1842-1930 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847. Correspondence Peschel, Emil, 1835-1912 Schlegel, August Wilhelm von, 1767-1845 Sears, Barnas, 1802-1880 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Midsummer night's dream Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Hamlet Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Lear Sonnenthal, Adolf, Ritter von, 1834-1909 Taubert, Wilhelm, 1811-1891 Voss, H., active 1806 Wislicenus, Paul, 1847-1917 Zelter, Carl Friedrich, 1758-1832 Theaters Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1779-1860

subject: Breul, K. H., active 1812
subject: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
subject: Claar, Emil, 1842-1930
subject: Peschel, Emil, 1835-1912
subject: Schlegel, August Wilhelm von, 1767-1845
subject: Sears, Barnas, 1802-1880
subject: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
subject: Sonnenthal, Adolf, Ritter von, 1834-1909
subject: Taubert, Wilhelm, 1811-1891
subject: Voss, H., active 1806
subject: Wislicenus, Paul, 1847-1917
subject: Zelter, Carl Friedrich, 1758-1832
subject: Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1779-1860
correspondent: Breul, K. H., active 1812
correspondent: Claar, Emil, 1842-1930
associated with: Körner, Theodor, 1791-1813
correspondent: Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix, 1809-1847
correspondent: Schlegel, August Wilhelm von, 1767-1845
associated with: Schlegel, Friedrich von, 1772-1829
correspondent: Sears, Barnas, 1802-1880
correspondent: Sonnenthal, Adolf, Ritter von, 1834-1909
correspondent: Taubert, Wilhelm, 1811-1891
associated with: Van der Velde, A., active 1912
correspondent: Voss, H., active 1806
correspondent: Wislicenus, Paul, 1847-1917
correspondent: Zelter, Carl Friedrich, 1758-1832
correspondent: Georg, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, 1779-1860