The Song of Songs (novel)
1908 novel by Hermann Sudermann
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The Song of Songs (German: Das hohe Lied) is a 1908 novel by the German writer Hermann Sudermann. It was published in English in 1909, translated by Thomas Seltzer.[1] A new translation by Beatrice Marshall was published in 1913.[2]
Title page for original German language, Das hohe Lied (1908) | |
| Author | Hermann Sudermann |
|---|---|
| Original title | Das hohe Lied |
| Translator | Thomas Seltzer |
| Language | German |
| Publisher | J.G. Cotta |
| Publication date | 1908 |
| Publication place | Germany |
Published in English | 1909 |
| Pages | 635 |
Adaptations
- 1914: The Song of Songs, play by Edward Sheldon
- 1918: The Song of Songs, film directed by Joseph Kaufman
- 1924: Lily of the Dust, film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki
- 1933: The Song of Songs, film directed by Rouben Mamoulian[3]
- 1973: The Song of Songs, BBC Television mini-series (with Penelope Wilton as Lily)
