{"product_id":"the-wanderers-song-essential-poems","title":"The Wanderer's Song: Essential Poems","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by John Kent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fresh translation of the poetry of German Romantic and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Germany’s greatest man of letters… and the last true polymath to walk the earth”  — George Eliot\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, in this selection of his poetry, is  representation of Goethe’s life from childhood to old age: full of travel, romantic fixations, curiosity, nostalgia, deep thought, and above all, writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume brings together his very personal lyric poetry, hewing as close to the original form, content, and rhyme schemes as possible in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003cbr\u003e256 pages\u003cbr\u003ePushkin Press Classics, 2026\u003cbr\u003e5.1 x 7.8 inches\u003cbr\u003eISBN 9781805333401\u003cbr\u003ePoetry, German Authors\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55244008849576,"sku":"9781805333401","price":16.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0175\/8594\/files\/Wolfgang-von-Goethe_The-Wanderers_Song.jpg?v=1770571428","url":"https:\/\/neue-galerie-design-shop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wanderers-song-essential-poems","provider":"Neue Galerie Design Shop \u0026 Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}