LUDVIG HOLBERG PLAYS VOLUME I Just Justesen’s Reflections on Theatre Jeppe of The Hill Ulysses von Ithacia Edited and translated from the Danish by Bent <strong>Holm</strong> and Gaye Kynoch
The translation project is grateful for funding from: Danish Arts Foundation Ingeniør Kaptajn Aage Nielsens Familiefond Konsul George Jorck og Hustru Emma Jorck’s Fond Soransk Samfund With thanks to: Actors from Why Not Theatre Company, Denmark: Sue Hansen-Styles, Andrew Jeffers, Kevin Kiernan-Molloy, Sira Stampe Det Danske Sprog- og Litteraturselskab (Society for Danish Language and Literature) Hans-Peter Kellner Frontcover image, details from: Benoit Le Coffre, A Masquerade, Frederiksberg Palace, 1704 Ludvig <strong>Holberg</strong>: <strong>Plays</strong>, <strong>Volume</strong> I, Just Justesen’s Reflections on Theatre, Jeppe of The Hill, Ulysses von Ithacia. Edited and translated from the Danish by Bent <strong>Holm</strong> and Gaye Kynoch Wien: HOLLITZER VERLAG, 2020 Just Justesen’s Reflections on Theatre (Just Justesens betænkning over komedier), Jeppe of The Hill (Jeppe på Bjerget), and Ulysses von Ithacia have been translated from the Danish versions published by Ludvig <strong>Holberg</strong>s Skrifter (The Writings of Ludvig <strong>Holberg</strong>) at: Ludvig <strong>Holberg</strong>s Skrifter http://holbergsskrifter.dk Layout: Nikola Stevanović Printed and bound in the EU All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purposes of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form by any means, digital, electronic or mechanical, or by photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a Web site without prior written permission of the publisher. Responsibility for the content and for questions of copyright lies with the author. www.hollitzer.at ISBN 978-3-99012-595-3