Blessed Longing: Selected Poems of J.W. Goethe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781425169220)

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.

Author: J. W. Goethe
ISBN-10: 1425169228
ISBN-13: 9781425169220
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2009
Pages: 156
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.41lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d