May It Roast In Hell!
by Caleb Miller
A podcast dissecting untranslated German literature and ultimately translating it into English
Podcast episodes
Season 1
Prophesy for the Thousand Year Reich: Maria Berl-Lee, additional polemics
Take a look with me at a little-known author's life who was part of the Austrian Diaspora in America during and after World War Two. A writer who wrote in both German and English, her poems question the cold logic of the human condition, especially in her cautionary poem to those who hate through their prejudice: Prophesy for the Thousand Year Reich. Additionally, I add some dramaturgical notes (read: polemics) in regards to the storming of the U.S. Congress Building last week. Skip to 5:38 to avoid the polemics.
Linguistik-Hilde Domin
We take a look into what is known as "Exile Literature" through Hilde Domin's poem "Linguistik", and what her command to talk with the fruit trees might have in mind for context. Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilde_Domin https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/hilde-domin https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/d0574397-7636-47aa-83d6-c43cb415b9d1/1007519.pdf http://anthologie.de/012.htm This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Todeslied eines Gefangenen
Zirkuswesen-Günther Kunert
Günter Kunert's Short story of a lion tamer killing a tiger at the circus and wreaking havoc upon the townspeople is widely read in German classes in Germany, yet it has never before been translated into the English language. We look at why this work is so often read, and what lessons it can share with us today. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.