{"product_id":"103-great-poems-a-dual-language-book-paperback","title":"103 Great Poems: A Dual-Language Book - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGenerally considered Germany's greatest literary figure, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) produced a large body of fine literary work that includes novels, plays, stories, scientific treatises, travel accounts, and much other prose. Perhaps at his greatest as a poet, he was the author of numerous exceptionally fine lyric poems, ballads, and elegies.\u003cbr\u003eThis convenient dual-language edition, spanning a wide range of styles, forms, and moods, allows readers to savor a rich selection of the poet's verse in the original German -- from An den Sclaf (To Sleep), written when he was 18, to his last great poem, Vermächtnis (Legacy), written when he was 80. Several poems from the 1819 volume West-östlicher Divan (Occidental-Oriental Divan) are presented. Excellent line-for-line English translations on facing pages accompany such masterworks as Prometheus, typical of the Sturm and Drang (storm and stress) period; Rastlose Liebe (Restless Love) and An den Mond (To the Moon), lyric pieces of intense beauty; and the narrative ballads Der Fischer (The Fisherman) and Erlkönig (Elf King). Included among the 96 other works are these poems: Auf dem See (On the Lake); Zigeunerlied (Gypsy Song); Jägers Abendlied (Huntsman's Evening Song); Grenzen der Menschheit (Limitations of Humanity); Der Zauberiehrling (The Sorcerer's Apprentice); and An Werther (To Werther).\u003cbr\u003eFor this edition, translator Stanley Appelbaum has provided an informative introduction and a commentary on each poem, which will prove invaluable to students, teachers, and general readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.47 x 5.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 05, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756160418080,"sku":"9780486406671","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e5338738ac23513a8a04bf501d1e1d96.webp?v=1780075924","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/103-great-poems-a-dual-language-book-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}