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Selected Poetry
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Selected Poetry
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Goethe
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Edited by David Luke
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:336 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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| Category/Genre | Poetry by individual poets |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780140424560
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| Classifications | Dewey:821.008 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Penguin Books Ltd
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| Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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| Publication Date |
28 April 2005 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This is to be the first verse translation of Goethe's poetry in Penguin Classics This is to be the first verse translation of Goethe's poetry in penguin classics and replaces Luke's own 1964 prose translation which has been in print continously since then (life sales 43,000).
Author Biography
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) German poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, and natural philosopher, one of the greatest figures in Western literature. He gained fame early with The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774), but his most famous work was the poetic drama in two parts, Faust.
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