Editing Gottfried August Bürger (section)

==Editions==
Editions of Bürger's ''Sämtliche Schriften'' appeared at Göttingen, 1817 (incomplete); 1829–1833 (8 vols.), and 1835 (one vol.); also a selection by [[Eduard Grisebach]] (5th ed, 1894). The ''Gedichte'' have been published in innumerable editions, the best being that by [[August Sauer]] (2 vols., 1884). ''Briefe von und an Bürger'' were edited by [[Adolf Strodtmann]] in 4 vols. (1874). Bürger was introduced to English readers in ''William and Helen'' (1775), [[Walter Scott]]'s version of ''Lenore''. The [[Alexandre Dumas|elder Dumas]] translated ''Lenore'' into [[French language|French]].<ref name=nie/>

Bürger is known for German translations of ''[[Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia]]'' by [[Rudolf Erich Raspe]] (1786, after the release of the 4th English edition; 2nd expanded ed. 1788, after the release of the 5th expanded English edition). In his introduction to the 1788 German edition, Bürger admitted to adapting and elaborating the original English-language works, and, despite his clear notice that he was doing a translation, for some time Bürger was believed to be the author of the tales. Raspe had originally concealed his authorship.