The West-Eastern Divan of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2016
Summary
The ageing Goethe finds new inspiration and youthfulness through the love of a young woman and the example of the great Persian poet Hafez.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), a towering figure in German culture, was remarkably prolific in many literary genres. But much of his work is scarcely known in the English-speaking world. With this new translation, Robert Martin tries to remedy this situation with regard to one of Goethe’s most adventurous volumes of verse, the West-Eastern Divan. Here Goethe playfully pretends to be a Middle-Eastern poet, but draws on themes vital to all of humanity - love, creativity, wisdom, richness of life.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781743054239 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1743054238 |
| Author: | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Robert Martin |
| Publisher: | Wakefield Press |
| Imprint: | Wakefield Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2016 |
| Weight: | 240g |
| Dimensions: | 135mm x 210mm |
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. Robert Martin is an historian who lives in Adelaide.
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