Katherine Kernberger
Також відомий як: Katherine Kernberger, Kernberger
## Basic Information
Katherine Kernberger is an American scholar, translator, and editor who produced the first unabridged English translation of Marie Bashkirtseff's diary. Her two-volume edition, published by Fonthill Press in 2013, is the definitive English-language reference for the complete diary.
## Publications
- *Volume I: I Am the Most Interesting Book of All: The Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff (Fonthill Press, 2013) — Covers the early years of the diary - Volume II: Lust for Glory: The Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff* (Fonthill Press, 2013) — Covers the later years through Marie's death in 1884
The edition covers all 106 carnets (notebooks) of the diary and includes a substantial scholarly apparatus: - *Glossary (Appendix I) — Identifying people, places, and cultural references - Genealogy (Appendix II) — Bashkirtseff family tree - Chronology (Appendix III) — Timeline of key events in Marie's life - Bojidar Karageorgevitch piece (Appendix IV) — Contemporary account by Prince Bojidar - Funeral account* (Appendix V) — Description of Marie's funeral
## Significance for This Project
Kernberger's edition is the primary English-language reference used in this translation project. The `#Kernberger` tag in diary entries indicates paragraphs for which an English translation is available in her edition.
*Coverage in this project*: 2,465 matched entries and 9,252 matched paragraphs across all 106 carnets, representing approximately 27% paragraph coverage of the complete diary. Her selective translation focuses on the most significant passages.
## Historical Context
Before Kernberger's edition, the only English translation of Marie's diary was Mathilde Blind's heavily abridged 1890 version (The Journal of Marie Bashkirtseff), which omitted large portions and softened many passages. Kernberger's work represented a major scholarly advance by providing access to the full, uncensored text for English-language readers.
## Citation
Standard citation in this project: `Per Kernberger (2013)` Full citation: Kernberger, Katherine, trans. and ed. I Am the Most Interesting Book of All: The Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff, Vol. I; Lust for Glory: The Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff, Vol. II. Fonthill Press, 2013.