published (1858–1860) a valuable work on the English dramatists contemporary with Shakespeare, with copious translations. In 1862 he produced a standard translation of Shakespeare's sonnets, and between 1866 and 1872 published a complete version of the plays, with the help of many coadjutors. Theatre In 1867 he undertook the direction of the court theatre at Meiningen, and was ennobled by the duke. After 1873 he lived successively at Altona, Berlin and Wiesbaden, where he died on April 19, 1892. His later works consist of an autobiography (1888), successful translations from Hafiz and Omar Khayyam, and lyrics and dramas which added little to his reputation. American tour From 1879 to 1880 Bodenstedt traveled through the United States. He published his travel account in 1882 in Leipzig, entitled Vom Atlantischen zum Stillen Ozean (From the Atlantic to the Pacific). An edition of his collected works in 12 vols. was published in Berlin (1866–1869), and his Erzählungen und Romane at Jena (1871–1872). Works (All links are German) Die Völker des Kaukasus und ihre Freiheitskämpfe gegen die Russen (1849) (The People of the Caucuses and their Struggle Against the Russians) Ada, die Lesghierin: Ein Gedicht (1853) (Ada the Lezgian: A Poem) Shakespeare's zeitgenossen und ihre werke; in charakteristiken und übersetzungen (1858) (Shakespeare's contemporaries and their works) Duftkörner aus persischen Dichtern gesammelt (1860) (Gems collected from Persian poets) Collected Works (1865): Vol. 1-2, Vol. 3-4, Vol. 5-6, Vol. 7-8, Vol. 9-10, Vol. 11-12 Die Lieder des Mirza-Schaffy (1875) (The Songs of Mirza Shafi) Aus dem Nachlasse Mirza Schaffy's (From the Accounts of Mirza Shafi) Die Lieder und Sprüche des Omar Chajjam (1881) (Omar Khayam) Vom Atlantischen zum Stillen Ocean (1882) (From the Atlantic to the Pacific) Aus Morgenland und Abendland, neue Gedichte und Sprüche (1884) (From East and West, New Poems and Proverbs) Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben (1890) (Memories from My Life) References Sources External links 1819 births 1892 deaths People from Peine (district) Translators of Omar Khayyám 19th-century translators German male writers