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Prefatory Note

Bernard Martin

The present translation includes the entire text of Athens and Jerusalem except for some of Shestov’s quotations in the original languages from Greek, Latin, French and German authors. All of these quotations have here been rendered into English. In some cases, where this was deemed necessary for a full appreciation both of Shestov’s substance and style, the original languages have also been retained.

I am grateful to Shestov’s daughters, Madame Tatiana Rageot and Madame Natalie Baranov of Paris, who supplied me with much valuable biographical information about their father and read large parts of my translation. The translation was read in its entirety by Professor Stanley Green of Ohio University and in part by Professor George Kline of Bryn Mawr College, to both of whom I would express my appreciation. Responsibility for any errors in the translation is entirely my own. I am grateful, also, to Professor Paul R. Murphy of Ohio University for transliterating a large number of Greek quotations in the text, to Miss Jane Ann Caldwell for preparing the index and to Mr. Mark McCloskey and the late Mr. Cecil Hemley of the Ohio University Press for their unfailing kindness and courtesy.