West-Eastern Divan: Complete, Annotated New Translation (Bilingual Edition) - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Eric Ormsby (Translator)Publish date:2021-07-15Pages:640
Language:EnglishPublisher:Gingko PressISBN-13:9781909942554ISBN-10:1909942553UPC:9781909942554Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Middle EasternBook Topic:GermanSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 1.90 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCXFW66ZDC
West-Eastern Divan: Complete, Annotated New Translation (Bilingual Edition)
In 1814, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe read the poems of the great fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz in a newly published translation by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall. For Goethe, the book was a revelation. He felt a deep connection with Hafiz and Persian poetic traditions, and was immediately inspired to create his own West-Eastern Divan as a lyrical conversation between the poetry and history of...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Gingko PressISBN-13:9781909942554ISBN-10:1909942553UPC:9781909942554Book Category:PoetryBook Subcategory:European, Middle EasternBook Topic:GermanSize:7.70 x 5.10 x 1.90 inchesWeight:1.1905Product ID:SCXFW66ZDC
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, and natural philosopher. He is the author of many works, most famously the poetic drama, Faust. Eric Ormsby is a translator, scholar of Islamic thought, and senior research associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. He has published seven poetry collections and two critical works on poetry and...
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