{"product_id":"verse-plays-and-epic-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9780691292304","title":"Verse Plays and Epic: The Collected Works of Goethe, Volume 8","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive enduring works that demonstrate Goethe's mastery of poetic form and engagement with neoclassical ideals\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume presents the four plays and the narrative poem that, along with \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, established Goethe as one of the masters of European verse drama and epic. These timeless works display a balance between poetic form and ethical sensibility that characterizes much of Goethe's work during the era of Weimar Classicism. \u003ci\u003eVerse Plays and Epic\u003c\/i\u003e features authoritative English translations of the dramas \u003ci\u003eIphigenia in Tauris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTorquato Tasso\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e along with the epic poem \u003ci\u003eHermann and Dorothea\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Collected Works of Goethe presents modern translations of a representative portion of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's vast body of work. Selected from more than 140 volumes in German, this twelve-volume series remains the standard collection in English and features poetry, drama, fiction, memoir, criticism, and scientific writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEdited by Cyrus Hamlin and Frank Ryder\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Michael Hamburger, Hunter Hannum, and David Luke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691292302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691292304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49001114140927,"sku":"9780691292304","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/verse-plays-and-epic-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9780691292304","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}