TEST version (old) "Ein amerikanischer Humorist." Grenzboten 33 (1874), 306-314 | Entry page
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In this 9-page article dedicated to Mark Twain, the journalist Hans Blum introduced the American humorist to the German readers of the periodical Die Grenzboten. It appears to be the first comprehensive description of Mark Twain's work in Germany. The structure of Blum's article combines biographical information on Mark Twain with paraphrases and translated passages from his work, supplemented by his remarks on the specific caharacteristics and quality of Mark Twain's writing. Like the articles that follow in future issues of Die Grenzboten, this piece seems to be designed to draw attention to the translations of selections from Mark Twain's works which were published by the firm of Grunow, who also owned Die Grenzboten.