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ISBN: 0486284972

ISBN13: 9780486284972

Great German Poems of the Romantic Era

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Lyric poetry blossomed in 19th-century Germany under the fertilizing influence of Romanticism with its focus on the primacy of the imagination, worship of nature and childhood, dreaminess and nostalgia and preoccupation with thoughts of night and death. Although strictly defined as flourishing from 1798 to 1835, Romanticism is not timebound and German Romantic poetry was written both before and after these dates. Indeed, the 131 poems in this volume range in date from 1770 to 1903. Collected here are great romantic poems by 23 poets: Goethe, Schiller, Hiilderlin, Novalis, Tieck, Brentano, Ruckert, Heine, Miirike, Storm, Nietzsche, and 12 more. Stanley Appelbaum has provided excellent new literal English translations of the poems on facing pages, along with an informative introduction and concise evaluations of each poet. This is a wonderful opportunity for any student of German or lover of poetry to enjoy a rich sampling from one of the world's great poetic traditions.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0486284972

ISBN13:9780486284972

Release Date:May 1995

Publisher:Dover Publications

Length:288 Pages

Weight:0.71 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 5.4" x 8.5"

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Rated 4 stars
Full of Memories

By Thriftbooks.com User, December 13, 2009

There is beauty in the German words and phrases that is not translatable, but it is nice to have a literal translation next to the original when the reader doesn't have a dictionary handy. This is a nice collection of a good variety of poems.

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Amazing!

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 16, 2007

The selection of poems is amazing! I have taken German Romanticism class in college and was very happy to see that all of my favorite poems were in this book. I would highly recommend it to anyone who wants a great overview.

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Rated 4 stars
Nice collection.

By Thriftbooks.com User, November 5, 2006

This is a nice collection of poetry, which I bought solely for the German, not the translated, poetry. The translations are usually pretty good, faithful to the language and the feeling of the original poem--as much as possible with a translation, of course. There were a few poems where I felt that the English word-choice was not what I would have chosen, and that another would have conveyed the flavor of the English word...

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Rated 5 stars
wonderful

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 25, 2002

The previous reviewer hit most of the points, i shall say though, that the book features an excellent collection of poems representative of each author,some nice footnotes, brief bios of the authors ... and a great selection from Hoelderlin and Goethe. The German side by side is a wonderful aspect for any with some German. A book not to be left without. The perfect way of sampling some great German poets so as to find those...

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Rated 5 stars
A Fine Collection and a Superb Translation

By Thriftbooks.com User, April 8, 2000

I am so delighted by this book. The poetry is by authors such as Ludwig Tieck, Franz Clemens Brentano, Josef Von Eichendorf, Novalis, and more. These are some of the finest authors of that lush period known as "Romantic Literature" to have to have there works assembled here. Moreover, the translations are excellent, and the English and German is set side by side in a very practical-sized type, making it extremely comfortable...

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