Welcome to the website of Robert Elsie: writer, translator, interpreter and specialist in Albanian studies. Here you will find not only information about Robert Elsie, but in particular all the publications of the author: books, articles, book reviews and interviews from 1975 to the present day. The full text of many of these books and of most of the articles, book reviews and interviews can be downloaded as a PDF file.
The website „Texts and Documents of Albanian History“ is a collection of texts which endeavours to throw light on a corner of Europe which is often ignored by historians and scholars. It is not designed as a history of Albania or of the Albanians, but is simply a compilation of historical texts – some important and some less important – from the eleventh to the twenty-first century, which will add to an understanding of the history and development of Albania and its people. Many of these works have never appeared before in translation.
The website „Albanian Literature in Translation“ contains the largest selection of Albanian literature ever to appear in English translation. It comprises a wide range of authors from past and present, including writers from Albania, Kosova and the Albanian diaspora, as well as examples of Albanian oral literature. Some of these translations have been published but most of them appear there for the first time.
The website „Early Photography in Albania“ endeavours to present some early collections of photos of Albania and the Albanians, primarily from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, which, it is to be hoped, will provide some fascinating glimpses into the past of the Albanian people