{"product_id":"goethe-johann-von-wolfgang-the-wanderer-s-song-9781805333401","title":"The Wanderer's Song","description":"A fresh translation of the poetry of German Romantic and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Germany's greatest man of letters... and the last true polymath to walk the earth\" -- George Eliot \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere, in this selection of his poetry, is a representation of Goethe's life from childhood to old age: full of travel, romantic fixations, curiosity, nostalgia, deep thought, and above all, writing. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGoethe is undoubtedly Germany's greatest poet, as Shakespeare is England's. This fresh translation offers the reader an introduction to Goethe's genius. And what a genius! \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNovelist, dramatist, philosopher and above all poet; a scientist with deep interests in Nature, in particular the human body, forestry, geology, botany and light; a courtier and in later life considered a sage, he was also a very frequent letter writer, no mean artist, and a man who was able throughout his life to renew and rejuvenate himself creatively, working out many of his life's problems through his writings. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor English speakers he is probably best known as the author of Faust, a vast dramatic work mainly in verse which occupied him on and off throughout his long life, as well as The Sorrows of Young Werther, a novel of youthful despair which became the sacred text of the Romantic movement. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume brings together his very personal lyric poetry, hewing as close to the original form, content, and rhyme schemes as possible in English.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53769836036438,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9781805333401_1.jpg?v=1781805205","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/goethe-johann-von-wolfgang-the-wanderer-s-song-9781805333401","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}