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Goethe and the Poets of Arabia (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Katharina Mommsen
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Description for Goethe and the Poets of Arabia (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Hardcover. A comprehensive account of Goethe's relationship to Arabian culture, mediated by his interest in certain poets and texts and by his highly nuanced attitude toward Islam. Translator(s): Metzger, Michael M. Series: Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture. Num Pages: 508 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; DSBD; DSBF; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 162 x 47. Weight in Grams: 960.
A comprehensive account of Goethe's relationship to Arabian culture, mediated by his interest in certain poets and texts and by his highly nuanced attitude toward Islam. Abundant evidence bears witness to Johann Wolfgang Goethe's lifelong predilection for the literature, religion, and culture of ancient Arabia. Scholars have hardly yet touched upon Goethe's relationship to Arabic literature. His remarkable West-östlicher Divan suggested that his interest in the "Orient" was limited to the Persian poet Hafez, his chief model for the collection, and to the culture of Persia. Yet significant aspects of this work and others stem from pre-Islamic and Islamic ... Read more
A comprehensive account of Goethe's relationship to Arabian culture, mediated by his interest in certain poets and texts and by his highly nuanced attitude toward Islam. Abundant evidence bears witness to Johann Wolfgang Goethe's lifelong predilection for the literature, religion, and culture of ancient Arabia. Scholars have hardly yet touched upon Goethe's relationship to Arabic literature. His remarkable West-östlicher Divan suggested that his interest in the "Orient" was limited to the Persian poet Hafez, his chief model for the collection, and to the culture of Persia. Yet significant aspects of this work and others stem from pre-Islamic and Islamic ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Camden House
Condition
New
Number of Pages
508
Place of Publication
Columbia, MD, United States
ISBN
9781571139085
SKU
V9781571139085
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Reviews for Goethe and the Poets of Arabia (Studies in German Literature Linguistics and Culture)
Goethe and the Poets of Arabia [is] Mommsen's magnum opus . . . . now rendered into fine, readable and accurate English by Michael M. Metzger. . . . [T]he study's greatest value lies . . . in its analytical contribution
one that is still fresh and pertinent twenty-five years after the original publication in German.
James Hodkinson ... Read more
one that is still fresh and pertinent twenty-five years after the original publication in German.
James Hodkinson ... Read more