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West-Eastern Divan
Complete, annotated new translation (bilingual edition)
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The West-Eastern Divan is one of the world's great works of literature, an inspired masterpiece, and a poetic linking of European and Persian traditions. This new bilingual edition expertly presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of the poetry in Goethe's Divan. In order to preserve the work's original power, Eric Ormsby has created this translation in clear contemporary prose rather than in rhymed verse, which tends to obscure the works sharpness. This edition is also accompanied by explanatory notes of the verse in German and in English and a translation of Goethe's own commentary, the "Notes and Essays for a Better Understanding of the West-Eastern Divan." This edition not only bring this classic collection to English-language readers, but also, at a time of renewed Western unease about the other, to open up the rich cultural world of Islam.

- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Author
- Eric Ormsby - Translator
Kindle Book
- Release date: October 15, 2019
OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781909942417
- Release date: October 15, 2019
EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781909942417
- File size: 844 KB
- Release date: October 15, 2019
The West-Eastern Divan is one of the world's great works of literature, an inspired masterpiece, and a poetic linking of European and Persian traditions. This new bilingual edition expertly presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of the poetry in Goethe's Divan. In order to preserve the work's original power, Eric Ormsby has created this translation in clear contemporary prose rather than in rhymed verse, which tends to obscure the works sharpness. This edition is also accompanied by explanatory notes of the verse in German and in English and a translation of Goethe's own commentary, the "Notes and Essays for a Better Understanding of the West-Eastern Divan." This edition not only bring this classic collection to English-language readers, but also, at a time of renewed Western unease about the other, to open up the rich cultural world of Islam.

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Publisher:
Gingko
Kindle Book
Release date: October 15, 2019
OverDrive Read
ISBN: 9781909942417
Release date: October 15, 2019
EPUB ebook
ISBN: 9781909942417
File size: 844 KB
Release date: October 15, 2019
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Creators
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - Author
- Eric Ormsby - Translator
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Formats
Kindle Book
OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
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Languages
English
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