Ohne sie gäbe es keine Weltliteratur – niemand kennt ihre Namen

Without translators, there would be no world literature in German – and almost no one knows their names. This documentary tells the story of the invisible masters behind Shakespeare and Dostoevsky: from the famous Schlegel-Tieck translation, on which Dorothea Tieck secretly collaborated, to Svetlana Geier, who in her old age retranslated Dostoevsky's five great novels, transforming "Crime and Punishment" into the more sober "Verbrechen und Strafe" (Crime and Punishment). ``` 📕 CHANNEL ENCYCLOPEDIA: Over 1,000 entries on authors, works, and eras – freely accessible and with open sources: https://www.meisterwerke-der-worte.de ⏰ CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Introduction 02:17 - Why We Overlook Translators 05:28 - How Shakespeare Learned German 08:52 - Dorothea Tieck – The Woman Who Translated Macbeth 16:03 - Svetlana Geier and the Five Elephants 25:19 - What a Translation Really Is 26:43 - Conclusion 📚 PORTRAITED IN THE VIDEO: August Wilhelm Schlegel (1767–1845) – Founder of Poetic Shakespeare Translation Dorothea Tieck (1799–1841) – translated, among others, Macbeth, Coriolanus, and The Winter's Tale Svetlana Geier (1923–2010) – New translator of the five major Dostoevsky novels 📖 THE TRANSLATIONS AT A GLANCE: Schlegel-Tieck: Shakespeare's Dramatic Works (G. A. Reimer Publishing House, Berlin, 1825–1833) Svetlana Geier's Dostoevsky (Ammann Publishing House, from 1994): – Crime and Punishment (formerly: Guilt and Atonement) – The Idiot – Demons (formerly: The Demons) – A Raw Youth (formerly: The Adolescent) – The Brothers Karamazov 📖 BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE VIDEO: Fyodor Dostoevsky – Crime and Punishment (New translation by Svetlana Geier) William Shakespeare – Dramatic Works (Translation Schlegel-Tieck) ❤️ Want to support this channel? Here you can help Masterpieces of Words continue to grow. Thank you for your support! 📋 Channel Membership – Exclusive benefits for members:    / @meisterwerke_der_worte   💳 BANK TRANSFER NAME: Udo Graf IBAN: AT46 6000 0803 1014 9156 BIC: BAWAATWW 💰 PAYPAL: [email protected] ☕ I would be very grateful for a Super Thanks (button below the video)! 📝 Would you like to be mentioned by name in the video? Then simply write your desired name in the payment reference (bank transfer) or in the message (PayPal). If no name is specified, I will of course thank you anonymously. 🔔 Subscribe for new literature videos every Monday and Thursday at 6:00 PM: https://www.youtube.com/@Meisterwerke... 💬 Which translation has influenced you? Did you read Dostoevsky as "Crime and Punishment" – or already as "Verbrechen und Strafe" (Crime and Punishment)? And has a translator's name ever stuck with you? Let us know in the comments! #MeisterwerkeDerWorte #Translators #WorldLiterature #Shakespeare #Dostoevsky #SvetlanaGeier #SchlegelTieck #DorotheaTieck #Literature #LiteraryHistory #Translation #BookRecommendation