Martin Luther. Luther’s Table Talk (1889)

     Martin Luther. Luther’s Table Talk (1889) A selection made on the occasion of Luther’s 4th birth-centenary from a translation made in 1646. Mother bought this book in 1934. Marginal notes in shorthand are probably not by her, however. The translation occasionally hobbles (eg, “fremd” translated as “strange” rather than “foreign), but only context indicates this. I don’t have any German original, so I don’t know how well Luther’s tone and style is captured here. I suppose when it was published it made a difference. The introduction certainly suggests this, with its references to Luther’s boldness and earthiness; but most of the book seems innocuous. * (2004)