103 Great Poems

A Dual-Language Book

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

• Editorial: Dover Publications
• Año: 2013
• ISBN:
  9780486120560
• Categoría: Languages & Linguistics
• Categoría: German Language

Generally 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.
This 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`).
For 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.

Table of Contents

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Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction and Commentary
An den Schlaf
Die schöne Nacht
To Sleep
The Beautiful Night
Am Flusse
Willkommen und Abschied
By the River
Welcome and Farewell
Mit einem gemalten Band
With a Painted Ribbon
Mailied
May Song
Heidenröslein
Little Rose on the Heath
Wanderers Sturmlied
Wayfarer’s Storm Song
Zigeunerlied
Gypsy Song
Mahomets Gesang
Hymn of Mohammed
Das Veilchen
Der untreue Knabe
The Violet
The Faithless Lad
Der König in Thule
Ganymed
The King in Thule
Ganymede
An Schwager Kronos
To Coachman Kronos
Prometheus
Prometheus
Neue Liebe neues Leben
New Love, New Life
Auf dem See
On the Lake
Bundeslied
Song of Alliance
Wonne der Wehmut
Jägers Abendlied
Bliss in Melancholy
Huntsman’s Evening Song
Hoffnung
Wandrers Nachtlied
An Charlotte von Stein
Hope
Wayfarer’s Night Song
To Charlotte von Stein
Rastlose Liebe
“Alles geben die Götter, di...