More from Dierk Haasis

At the SciLogs website: a thoughtful essay on how editorial activity gets between an author and his readers. Contrary to what one might assume, finding the text as the author intended it to be is the exception, not the rule, if it can be located at all. Sometimes the editorial changes are for the purpose of being politically correct, sometimes they are meant to make the text more readable or done in order to appeal to a particular audience for whom the original was not intended. Dierk Haasis provides examples from the works of a range of German, English, and American authors, from Shakespeare to Mark Twain. It's an erudite and compelling piece. If you don't read German, though, you will need the help of a translator. And the software for that requires discriminating use, as even the best of these will completely destroy the writer's style and occasionally also seriously distort his meaning.

Twelfth Night

Great essay by Dierk Haasis, explaining the Christmas puzzle that he created in December, is here You'll need a translator, if you don't read German, however. But it's well worth the trouble.

A Happy 2013 Begins with Dierk Haasis's January Gallery

Go here to enjoy these marvelous images! They'll fill your first morning in January, 2013, with beauty and pleasure.