Other Resources
I will be sharing appropriate stories from Jugend on my podcast Deadly Days-Tales of Dark Fantasy. I also have a blog dedicated to Jugend which you can subscribe to so you don’t miss any issues.
Jugend
Jugend (German: “Youth”) (1896–1940) was an influential German arts magazine. Founded in Munich by Georg Hirth who edited it until his death in 1916, the weekly was originally intended to showcase German Arts and Crafts, but became famous for showcasing the German version of Art Noueau instead. It was also famed for its “shockingly brilliant covers and radical editorial tone” and for its avant-garde influence on German arts and culture for decades. [from Wikipedia]
Jugend was published as a magazine with lots of illustrations and three columns of text on the page. My translations are simple one column pages with pictures placed in line as normal for Epubs and Ezines. These can only be accessed on my Patreon page. There are a mix of free issues and those only for my patrons. The First five issues are free and every other issue going forward will be free as well.
“Translated Issues of Jugend.”
— Joe E Bandel
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There is not enough interest in Jugend or Simplicissimus to try publishing them normally. I am depending upon patrons for my support in this labor of love. Please consider becoming a patron and supporting this effort.
Jugend Vol 1, No. 1 & 2 Double Issue 1896
I have wanted to explore the Simplicissimus and Jugend magazines for over twenty years but there was never any practical way to do it and there was simply not enough interest to support the time and effort required. Both of these famous literary and art magazines began in 1896 and continued well past World War I. Now I believe I have found a way to move forward with this dream. But it will need the help and support of others who find these stories, poems and the artwork as fascinating as I do.
On my Patreon page I will have links to access each magazine as a PDF and Epub file. I intend to translate at least one of each every month. The first five issues of each will be free so people can get a good idea of if they want to support this project or not. After that every other issue of each magazine will remain free to access as a PDF or Epub file and the alternate issues will only be available to my patrons who support this work and project. I’m asking $5/mo for basic patron support. This will give access to all Jugend and Simplicissimus magazines. A special Angel tier for $10/mo will allow access to all Jugend and Simplicissimus magazines plus every month I will be offering access to one of my newly published books as a PDF or Epub file beginning with Ghosts in the Swamp by Karl Hans Strobl. This will begin after my birthday on 24 April 2024.
I want to make clear that these magazines are not professionally done since I don’t have the time and energy to do so. But they will have all the stories and poems translated into English and will have examples of the interior art cut and pasted inside. To make these magazines more professional would be a nightmare. Jugend is printed in black and white interiors with lush beautiful cover and back cover art. Most pages are printed with three columns of text. I am simply making the text available as a single column with art added in the approximate locations. Simplicissimus is an even greater challenge because it was printed in newspaper format with color interior. The oversize pages allow several variations of page layout and artwork. The pages have turned yellow because of the acid in the paper aging over the years. Also the print is in Fraktur which is the old fashioned typeset that is extremely difficult to work with and translate. I’ve opted to place the text on a colored background and simply cut and paste the art in the best places to give an idea of what the original was like. You can find my Patreon site here.
This issue contains the poems and stories: Greetings to the Youth by Richard Schmidt-Cabants; Youth! Youth!; Franz von Dofregger; Unpolished Thoughts; Theater People by Ferdinand Bonn; Epitaph for a Great Doctor by Fritz Murner; Sing Song by Otto Erich Hartleben; My Cinderella by Ludwig Soyaux, So I See Him by Fritz Evers; Two Friends, an Expert and a Connoisseur by Georg Hirth; Demi-Vierge; How is She? by Frida Schanz; Poems of Meaning by Ludwig Fulda; A Very Old Story From Modern Life by F. V. Ostini; A Likeness of Hermann Allmers; How Virtue Moved into Schwarzenau by Ki-Ki-Ki; Sayings of the Confucius; An Oracle; Nobile Trifolium; Terrible!
Jugend and Simplicissimus were two of the most popular literary and art periodicals of their time and were highly competitive with each other. So I have been highly curious to compare the two. So far my favorite has been Simplicissimus but I want to give Jugend some time and see if it will grow on me as well. This issue kind of gets off on the wrong foot by singing the praises of Bismark and the War of 1870 of which I really have no interest. Stories include:
Master of All Arts by F.v.O.; The War of 1870 by Tanera; Farewell and Gone by Albert Matthael; Spring Wind by Lisbeth Lindemann; Dusk on the Lake by Hermann von Lingg; Before and After; After and Before by Paul Heyse; The Never-Embarrassed by Georg Botticher; The Brain of Our Dear Sisters by Georg Hirth (which is satire) This issue is free to download as an Epub or PDF file.
https://www.patreon.com/posts/121370718
Jugend Vol 1 No. 4 was published in the German language in 1896 and is now translated into English for the first time by Joe E Bandel. Stories and poems in this issue include several untitled pieces including two long stories by A. Wohlmuth and F. von Ostini. Shorter stories include ‘The Two Tops’ by L. Wetzler; ‘Regional Flavor’ by Conrad Alberti and ‘The Lorelei’ by Ki-Ki-Ki. The first 10 issues are free so check them out and see what they are about.
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