West-Eastern Divan
Book • 2021
The West-Eastern Divan is a lyrical conversation between the poetry and history of Goethe's native Germany and that of Persia.
This collection engages with the idea of the other and unearths lyrical connections between cultures.
It is one of the world’s great works of literature, an inspired masterpiece that presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of Goethe’s poetry.
The bilingual edition, translated by Eric Ormsby, includes explanatory notes and Goethe’s own commentary to preserve the work’s original power and open up the rich cultural world of Islam to English-language readers.
This collection engages with the idea of the other and unearths lyrical connections between cultures.
It is one of the world’s great works of literature, an inspired masterpiece that presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of Goethe’s poetry.
The bilingual edition, translated by Eric Ormsby, includes explanatory notes and Goethe’s own commentary to preserve the work’s original power and open up the rich cultural world of Islam to English-language readers.
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