| Blessed Longing: Selected Poems of J.W. Goethe Contributor(s): Goethe, J. W. (Author), Joyce, Tim (Illustrator), Stanton, Keith (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1425169228 ISBN-13: 9781425169220 Publisher: Trafford Publishing OUR PRICE: $14.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry |
| Physical Information: 0.33" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.41 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Not a mere compilation, Blessed Longing traces the development of Goethe's lyric poetry as an organic-dynamic unity, through numerous representative samples of both well known and more intimate occasional poems. The translations are in verse and reflect as accurately as possible the rich diversity of Goethe's own meter, while dispensing with the restrictive artifice of rhyme to avoid the occasional "stuffiness" of traditional translations. The goal was not only to make Goethe's individual achievements accessible to English speakers, but to present to them a full and varied picture of Goethe the man and the poet. |
