{"product_id":"west-eastern-divan-complete-annotated-new-translation-bilingual-edition-paperback","title":"West-Eastern Divan: Complete, Annotated New Translation (Bilingual Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Ormsby\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1814, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe read the poems of the great fourteenth-century Persian poet Hafiz in a newly published translation by Joseph von Hammer-Purgstall. For Goethe, the book was a revelation. He felt a deep connection with Hafiz and Persian poetic traditions, and was immediately inspired to create his own \u003ci\u003eWest-Eastern Divan\u003c\/i\u003e as a lyrical conversation between the poetry and history of his native Germany and that of Persia. The resulting collection engages with the idea of the other and unearths lyrical connections between cultures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe West-Eastern Divan\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eDivan\u003c\/i\u003e. 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\u003ci\u003e West-Eastern Divan\u003c\/i\u003e.\" 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohann Wolfgang von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e (1749-1832) was a German poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, and natural philosopher. He is the author of many works, most famously the poetic drama, \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eEric Ormsby \u003c\/b\u003eis a translator, scholar of Islamic thought, and senior research associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies. He has published seven poetry collections and two critical works on poetry and translation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 15, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768646893856,"sku":"9781909942554","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0221b1e268347405cf4929c33122aeca.webp?v=1780334499","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/west-eastern-divan-complete-annotated-new-translation-bilingual-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}