{"product_id":"the-wanderers-song-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9781805333401","title":"The Wanderer's Song: Essential Poems","description":"\u003cb\u003eA fresh translation of the poetry of German Romantic and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Germany's greatest man of letters... and the last true polymath to walk the earth\" -- George Eliot \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, in this selection of his poetry, is a representation of Goethe's life from childhood to old age: full of travel, romantic fixations, curiosity, nostalgia, deep thought, and above all, writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoethe is undoubtedly Germany's greatest poet, as Shakespeare is England's. This fresh translation offers the reader an introduction to Goethe's genius. And what a genius! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNovelist, dramatist, philosopher and above all poet; a scientist with deep interests in Nature, in particular the human body, forestry, geology, botany and light; a courtier and in later life considered a sage, he was also a very frequent letter writer, no mean artist, and a man who was able throughout his life to renew and rejuvenate himself creatively, working out many of his life's problems through his writings. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor English speakers he is probably best known as the author of \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, a vast dramatic work mainly in verse which occupied him on and off throughout his long life, as well as \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrows of Young Werther\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel of youthful despair which became the sacred text of the Romantic movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume brings together his very personal lyric poetry, hewing as close to the original form, content, and rhyme schemes as possible in English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1805333402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805333401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pushkin Press Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46826002186495,"sku":"9781805333401","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_56769cbb-41cf-41dd-ba56-a41c3cb22a7a.jpg?v=1746074272","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-wanderers-song-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9781805333401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}