Several English translations of the play are available. F.L. Glaser’s 1920 translation, Hands Around, was reprinted in Dover Thrift Editions. A fine, racy translation by Marya Mannes was published in New York in 1933 by The Modern Library. Eric Bentley’s 1954 translation was published by Samuel French. Three versions appeared in 1982: Methuen published a translation by Frank Marcus; the director John Barton adapted it for the Royal Shakespeare Company, from a literal translation by Sue Davies; and Carcanet Press published Charles Osborne’s new version, The Round Dance. J.M.Q. Davies’ Round Dance for Oxford World’s Classics (2004) is a solid academic account, equipped with invaluable notes and an excellent introduction by Ritchie Robertson.

Schnitzler’s novels are increasingly available in English: Pushkin Press has recently published handsome editions of Fräulein Else, Casanova’s Return to Venice and Dying, and Penguin has published Dream Story. Schnitzler’s autobiography was published in English in 1970 as My Youth in Vienna.

Carl E. Schorske’s Fin-de-Siècle Vienna: Politics and Culture (1980) and Steven Beller’s Vienna and the Jews 1867-1938: A Cultural History (1989) provide valuable insights into Schnitzler’s cultural milieu. Especially pertinent, though its canvas is wider, is Peter Gay’s Schnitzler’s Century: The Making of Middle-Class Culture 1815-1914 (2001).

Arthur Schnitzler: Key Dates

Arthur Schnitzler: Key Dates