103 Great Poems: A Dual Language Book

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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, \"Vermachtnis\" (\"Legacy\"), written when he was 80. Several poems from the 1819 volume West-ostlicher 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 \"Erlkonig\" (\"Elf King\"). Included among the 96 other works are these poems: \"Auf dem See\" (\"On the Lake\"); \"Zigeunerlied\" (\"Gypsy Song\"); \"Jagers 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.

ISBN: 9780486406671
Author: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 05/01/1999
RRP: $34.99
Pages: 272
Dimension: 209mm X 136mm
Imprint: Dover Publications