Commentary

In this section you will find our editorial principles and commentary; our translation principles and commentary; collation spreadsheets and documentation; and, a glossary of key persons and places from the narrative.
Below are two essays by Danish scholar Teit Ritzau from the 1980s, reprinted here with permission of the author, and a 2018 essay by members of our project team.
Chapter on Lili Elbe by Teit Ritzau from Paradiset er ikke til salg (1984) (with translation) | (PDF)
Foreword to Fra Mand til Kvinde (Skippershoved 1988) by Teit Ritzau (with translation) | (PDF)