My main interest is modern and contemporary continental philosophy. This book is a great help to philosophy students as it gathers much important background material such as Holderlin's "To the fates" and Schiller's "The Walk" and makes them available in both German and English. My only slight disappointment is that only poems are in dual language, while essays and plays are given in English only. But still I have found this book an indespensible aid as contemporary works in both philosophy and literature refer to these writings continually.