Selected Poetry Paperback - 2005
by Johann Wolfgang Goethe; David Luke (Translator); Introduction by David Luke
Summary
Goethe viewed the writing of poetry as essentially autobiographical, and the works selected in this volume represent more than sixty years in the life of the poet. In early poems such as "Prometheus," he rails against religion in an almost ecstatic fervor, while "To the Moon" is an enigmatic meditation on the end of a love affair. The Roman Elegies show Goethe’s use of Classical meters in an homage to ancient Rome and its poets, and "The Diary," suppressed for more than a century, is a narrative poem whose eroticism is combined with its morality. In selections from Faust, arguably his greatest and most personal work, Goethe creates an exhilarating depiction of humankind’s eternal search for truth.
- Dual-language edition
- David Luke's exquisite verse translations are arranged chronologically
- Includes an introduction and notes that place the poems in the context of the poet's life and times, as well as indexes of German and English titles and first lines
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- Title Selected Poetry
- Author Johann Wolfgang Goethe; David Luke (Translator); Introduction by David Luke
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, England
- Date December 27, 2005
- ISBN 9780140424560 / 0140424563
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 7.78 x 5.12 x 0.83 in (19.76 x 13.00 x 2.11 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Germany
- Holiday: Valentine's Day
- Library of Congress subjects German poetry, Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
- Dewey Decimal Code 831
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