The Golden Goblet
Selected Poems of Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by Zsuzsanna Ozsváth, Frederick Turner
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The Golden Goblet traces Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s poetry from the idealism of youth to the liberation of maturity. In contrast to his rococo contemporaries, Goethe’s poetry draws on the graceful simplicity of German folk rhythms to develop complex, transcendent themes. This robust selection, artfully translated by Zsuzsanna Ozsváth and Frederick Turner, explores transformation, revolution, and illumination in Goethe’s lush lyrical style that forever altered the course of German literature.
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was formative in the development of Romanticism, and his writings created a new paradigm in German high culture.
Zsuzsanna Ozsváth (Princeton University Press, 1992).
Frederick Turner (Princeton University Press) in 1992.
