| 103 Great Poems: A Dual-Language Book Contributor(s): Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486406679 ISBN-13: 9780486406671 Publisher: Dover Publications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: January 1999 Annotation: Exceptionally fine poetry by Germany's greatest literary figure spans a wide range of styles, forms and moods, offering a rich selection of the poet's verse -- from his earliest, "An den Schlaf" ("To Sleep"), written when he was 18, to his last great poem, "Verda chtnis" ("Legacy"), written when he was 80. Click for more in this series: Dover Dual Language German |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 831.6 |
| LCCN: 98049292 |
| Series: Dover Dual Language German |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5.41" W x 8.47" L (0.63 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Features: Price on Product |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Generally considered Germany's greatest literary figure, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) produced a large body of fine literary work that includes novels, plays, stories, scientific treatises, travel accounts, and much other prose. Perhaps at his greatest as a poet, he was the author of numerous exceptionally fine lyric poems, ballads, and elegies. This convenient dual-language edition, spanning a wide range of styles, forms, and moods, allows readers to savor a rich selection of the poet's verse in the original German -- from "An den Sclaf" ("To Sleep"), written when he was 18, to his last great poem, "Verm chtnis" ("Legacy"), written when he was 80. Several poems from the 1819 volume West- stlicher Divan (Occidental-Oriental Divan) are presented. Excellent line-for-line English translations on facing pages accompany such masterworks as "Prometheus," typical of the Sturm and Drang (storm and stress) period; "Rastlose Liebe" ("Restless Love") and "An den Mond" ("To the Moon"), lyric pieces of intense beauty; and the narrative ballads "Der Fischer" ("The Fisherman") and "Erlk nig" ("Elf King"). Included among the 96 other works are these poems: "Auf dem See" ("On the Lake"); "Zigeunerlied" ("Gypsy Song"); "J gers Abendlied" ("Huntsman's Evening Song"); "Grenzen der Menschheit" ("Limitations of Humanity"); "Der Zauberiehrling" ("The Sorcerer's Apprentice"); and "An Werther" ("To Werther"). For this edition, translator Stanley Appelbaum has provided an informative introduction and a commentary on each poem, which will prove invaluable to students, teachers, and general readers. |
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