Georg Heym's Der Dieh: Ein Novellenbuch. Five Short Stories in English Translation with an Introduction and Commentary

Abstract

<p>This thesis contains a translation of five stories from Georg Heym's collection of short stories entitled Der Dieb: Ein Novellenbuch. The major emphasis of the thesis is on the translation. Each of the translated stories is followed by a cornmentary in the form of footnotes. These footnotes point out the specific problems encountered in translating this work and they explain and comment on particular words and images.<br />The discussion serves as a general introduction to the five short stories. The main themes and literary style of each story are briefly analyzed.</p>