Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- The Pfetsch mss., circa 1997-1998, consist of papers relating to Helga Pfetsch's translation of Saul Bellow's The Actual into German (Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1998).
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in German ; English .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Pfetsch mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
The Pfetsch mss., 1997-1998 contains the papers relating to translations by German literary translator Helga Pfetsch (1944-). Born in the Swabian Alps, Pfetsch studied English and humanistic psychology. Since the late 1970s, Pfetsch has worked as a freelance literary translator. Between 1997 and 2005, she was also chairwoman of the Association of German-Language Translators of Literary Works, and between 2014 and 2019 the President of the Circle of Friends for the Promotion of Literary and Scientific Translations.
- Scope and Content:
The Pfetsch mss., circa 1997-1998, consist of papers relating to Helga Pfetsch's translation of Saul Bellow's The Actual into German (Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1998). Included are two folders of notes and queries regarding translation terms, including one page of explanations and notes by Saul Bellow in response to the translator's direct queries to him. Also present are revised page proofs of the Viking edition of The Actual, used by Pfetsch for her translation; two drafts of her translation; page proofs corrected by the translator; and a folder of photocopies of reviews of the German edition sent to Helga Pfetsch by her publisher.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift. Helga Pfetsch. Heidelberg, Germany. 2002.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Literature--translating
German literature - Names:
- Pfetsch, Helga
Bellow, Saul
Access
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Pfetsch mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu