| West-East Divan: The Poems, with Notes and Essays: Goethe's Intercultural Dialogues Contributor(s): Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von (Author), Bidney, Martin (Translator), Bidney, Martin (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1586842846 ISBN-13: 9781586842840 Publisher: Distribution Partners OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History - Poetry | European - German |
| Dewey: 831.6 |
| LCCN: 2010044762 |
| Series: Global Academic Publishing |
| Physical Information: 1.53" H x 6" W x 8.95" (1.63 lbs) 527 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In West-East Divan (1819), Germany's greatest poet J. W. von Goethe offered a work of lasting appeal. Stimulated by the Divan (Collection) by medieval pub poet Hafiz, Goethe blends his own identity with that of the Persian Sufi master who sang the delights of wine and tavern romance in a context of Qur'anic allusion. Martin Bidney accompanies his rendering with commentary poems; and Peter Anton von Arnim joins him to offer, as well, the first translation into English of Goethe's Notes and Essays, a pioneering guide to the cultural history of the Middle East. Bidney's Introduction clarifies the transformation brought about in Goethe's thought by his Muslim mentor. |