Over 130 poems by 23 poets, including Goethe, Schiller, Holderlin, Tieck, Heine, Mörike, Storm, Nietzsche and many others. Excellent new literal English translations on facing pages, along with an informative introduction and concise evaluations of each poet. Unique opportunity to enjoy a rich sampling from one of the world’s great poetic traditions.
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Romantic poems from over twenty poets, from Goethe to Nietzsche, are collected in a fine dual-language title translating over a hundred poems by eighteen different poets. These range from 1770 to 1903 and are excellent presentations. -- Midwest Book Review
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Text: English, German (translation)
Original Language: German
Original Language: German
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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A Fine Collection and a Superb Translation,
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This review is from: Great German Poems of the Romantic Era: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language German) (Paperback)
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 to read and enjoy. I should mention that the book is a sturdy paper back, much better than average, so it's more durable when schlepping it around to and from campus. I would recommend this collection not only to students of German Romantic Literature, but also to those studying English Literature, as writers from both periods were very influenced by each other. This might make for some wonderfully interesting topics for papers your papers. I highly recommend this book for English students or students of German that are studying the Romantic Period.
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Nice collection.,
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This review is from: Great German Poems of the Romantic Era: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language German) (Paperback)
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 better, or, less often, that the change in the word-order, while making the poem read more "English," was not the word order I would have used. Nonetheless, for the selection of poetry alone, I give this collection 4 stars. It would probably be a nice gift for a high school student studying German (who enjoys poetry), particularly since adolescence is the perfect time of life to be reading the Romantics, which resonate well with the highs and lows of the teenage years! It would also be nice for someone who studied German years ago, but hasn't read it in a while, since the English side of the text can provide a bit of help when the meaning of a word or two escapes. It's also not a bad choice if you just want to read some German poetry and are having a hard time finding anything in the original, although it is a very slim volume.
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This review is from: Great German Poems of the Romantic Era: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language German) (Paperback)
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 to pursue further. Note: read Hoelderlin
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