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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.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Poetry Poetry by individual poets

• Full title: West-Eastern Divan of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208
• EAN: 9781743054239
• ISBN: 1743054238
• ID: 15560441
• Publisher: Wakefield Press
• Weight: 272 g
• Dimensions: 141 × 209 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 10. October 2016

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