bibliography - ernst jünger in english
Given that these pages are in English, some of the questions I am most frequently asked concern the availability of Jünger's works in English. What follows is a summary of the main translations. Until I am able to deploy a database-driven bibliography, this list will remain introductory and will not cover the various different editions, printings, etc.
| German Original | Translator | First English Language Edition |
|---|---|---|
| In Stahlgewittern | Basil Creighton | The Storm of Steel. From the Diary of a German Storm-Troop Officer on the Western Front. London: Chatto & Windus (1929). |
| Das Wäldchen 125 | Basil Creighton | Copse 125. A Chronicle from the Trench Warfare of 1918. London: Chatto & Windus (1930). |
| Auf den Marmorklippen | Stuart Hood | On the Marble Cliffs. London: John Lehmann (1947). |
| Der Friede | Stuart Hood | The Peace. Hinsdale, IL: Henry Regnery Company (1948). |
| Das Abenteuerliche Herz | Martin Greenbery | 'The Adventurous Heart. Two Selections'. Partisan Review, Vol 16 (1949), Issue 10, pp. 1027-33. |
| Afrikanische Spiele | Stuart Hood | African Diversions. London: John Lehmann (1954). |
| Der Waldgang | Not known. | 'The Retreat into the Forest'. [excerpts] Confluence. An International Forum., Vol 3 (1954), Issue 2, pp. 127-42. |
| Gläserne Bienen | Louise Bogan and Elizabeth Mayer | The Glass Bees. New York: Noonday Press (1960). |
| Annäherungen. Drogen Und Rausch | Not Known. | 'Drugs and Ecstasy'. Myths and Symbols. Studies in Honor of Mircea Eliade. Edited by Joseph M. Kitagawa and Charles H. Long. Chicago and London: The University of Chicago Press (1969), pp. 327-42. |
| Über den Schmerz | Joel Agee | 'Photography and the "Second Consciousness". An Excerpt from 'On Pain'. Photography in the Modern Era. European Documents and Critical Writings, 1913-1940. Edited by Christopher Philipps. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art/Aperture (1989), pp. 207-10. |
| Aladdins Problem | Joachim Neugroschel | Aladdin's Problem. New York: Marsilio (1992). |
| Eumeswil | Joachim Neugroschel | Eumeswil. New York: Marsilio (1993). |
| Eine gefährliche Begegnung | Hilary Barr | A Dangerous Encounter. New York: Marsilio (1993). |
| Die Totale Mobilmachung | Joel Golb and Richard Wolin | 'Total Mobilization'. The Heidegger Controversy. A Critical Reader. Edited by Richard Wolin. Cambridge, MA and London: The MIT Press (1993), pp. 122-139. |
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