{"product_id":"103-great-poems-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9780486406671","title":"103 Great Poems: A Dual-Language Book","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003eThis 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, Verm臘htnis (Legacy), written when he was 80. Several poems from the 1819 volume West-tlicher 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 Erlkig (Elf King). Included among the 96 other works are these poems: Auf dem See (On the Lake); Zigeunerlied (Gypsy Song); J臠ers Abendlied (Huntsman's Evening Song); Grenzen der Menschheit (Limitations of Humanity); Der Zauberiehrling (The Sorcerer's Apprentice); and An Werther (To Werther).\u003cbr\u003eFor 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0486406679\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780486406671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dover Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/05\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.47h x 5.41w x 0.55d","brand":"Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44045641908479,"sku":"9780486406671","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_997ebf41-4f9d-4386-a256-c1a61e12d7a2.jpg?v=1684979889","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/103-great-poems-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9780486406671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}