Have you ever felt that words are unreliable, and can't say what needs to be said?
Lord Chandos' letter is for all those who have felt emotions that words cannot describe, who have suffered writers' block, or felt uncertainty as to their future direction.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal wrote this letter at a point of uncertainty in his own life, and the letter expresses some of his trepidation of the future. The tale is an optimistic one, as he went on to write acclaimed comedy plays such as "Der Schwierige" and enjoy huge success as the librettist for the operas of Richard Strauss.
This is a new translation of "Brief an den Lord Chandos" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The translator, Nicholas Stephens, graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, and currently lives in Hong Kong.
Lord Chandos' letter is for all those who have felt emotions that words cannot describe, who have suffered writers' block, or felt uncertainty as to their future direction.
Hugo von Hofmannsthal wrote this letter at a point of uncertainty in his own life, and the letter expresses some of his trepidation of the future. The tale is an optimistic one, as he went on to write acclaimed comedy plays such as "Der Schwierige" and enjoy huge success as the librettist for the operas of Richard Strauss.
This is a new translation of "Brief an den Lord Chandos" by Hugo von Hofmannsthal. The translator, Nicholas Stephens, graduated in Modern Languages from the University of Oxford, and currently lives in Hong Kong.
