TY  - BOOK
AU  - Goethe,Johann Wolfgang von
AU  - Whaley,J.
TI  - West-Eastern divan
SN  - 0854960538
U1  - RHC 831.6 
PY  - 1974///
CY  - London
PB  - Oswald Wolff (Publishers) Ltd.
KW  - Poetry
KW  - German poetry
KW  - German poetry-Translations into English
N1  - Index present
N2  - "The ageing Goethe finds new inspiration and youthfulness through the love of a young woman and the example of the great Persian poet Hafez. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), a towering figure in German culture, was remarkably prolific in many literary genres. But much of his work is scarcely known in the English-speaking world. With this new translation, Robert Martin tries to remedy this situation with regard to one of Goethe's most adventurous volumes of verse, the West-Eastern Divan. Here Goethe playfully pretends to be a Middle-Eastern poet, but draws on themes vital to all of humanity - love, creativity, wisdom, richness of life."--Back cover
ER  -