Caroline V. Kerr Explained

Caroline V. Kerr was an American journalist and translator who in the latter years of her life lived in Berlin, where she died on November 11th, 1927.^[1] She is perhaps best known as the translator into English of the correspondence between Richard Wagner and Friedrich Nietzsche (for which H. L. Mencken provided an introduction)^[2] and also of Wagner's letters relating to the Bayreuth Festival.^[3] She wrote frequently on music and the visual arts, and was also the English translator of The Ninth of November by Bernhard Kellermann and several other German novels.^{[4] [5]} At an earlier stage in her career she worked in musical theatre, and (as C.V. Kerr) collaborated with R. H. Burnside on the book and lyrics for the 1914 musical The Dancing Duchess.^{[6] [7] [8]}

See also

• Richard Wagner
• Friedrich Nietzsche
• Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche
• Bernhard Kellermann

External links

• • Costumes for The Dancing Duchess
• Music from The Dancing Duchess
• The Bayreuth Letters of Richard Wagner
• The Nietzsche-Wagner Correspondence
• A Visit in 1916 to Elizabeth Foerster-Nietzsche Caroline V. Kerr in the magazine The Open Court
• Nietzsche, France, and England Elizabeth Foerster-Nietzsche (translated by Caroline V. Kerr) in The Open Court
• Comment on Art Shows and Sales in Germany (Caroline V. Kerr)
• "Art Rooms Deluxe" Now the Fashion in Berlin (Caroline V. Kerr)
• A Talk with the Writer of Musical Fairy Tales (Caroline V. Kerr)
• Edvard Munch: Exhibition of His Work In Berlin Reveals Three Periods (Caroline V. Kerr)
• The Ninth of November (Bernhard Kellermann)

Notes and References

1. News: Caroline V. Kerr, Journalist, is Dead: Writer, Well Known in German Music Circles, Succumbs in Berlin Hospital . . English . 12 November 1927 . 17 .
2. Book: Nietzsche . Friedrich . Friedrich Nietzsche . Wagner . Richard . Richard Wagner . Foerster-Nietzsche . Elizabeth . Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche . Kerr . Caroline V.. . The Nietzsche-Wagner Correspondence . . . 1921 . B000HFOAGI .
3. Book: Wagner . Richard . Richard Wagner . Kerr . Caroline V.. The Story of Bayreuth as Told in the Bayreuth Letters of Richard Wagner . . . 1912 . B000KWL6SI .
4. Book: Kellermann . Bernhard . Bernhard Kellermann . Kerr . Caroline V.. Der 9. November . The Ninth of November . . . 1925 . B005NW1WZ2 .
5. The Ninth of November . . 16 February 1925. . . 10 August 2024 .
6. News: New Musical Show Opens . . English . 7 August 1914 . 9 .
7. News: The Dancing Duchess . . English . 21 August 1914 . 9 .
8. New Productions Announced . . English . 1914 . 59 . 8 . 54 . 12 August 2024 .