{"product_id":"9780691292304-verse-plays-and-epic-the-collected-work","title":"Verse Plays and Epic","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Collected Works of Goethe, Volume 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFive enduring works that demonstrate Goethe’s mastery of poetic form and engagement with neoclassical ideals\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume presents the four plays and the narrative poem that, along with \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e, established Goethe as one of the masters of European verse drama and epic. These timeless works display a balance between poetic form and ethical sensibility that characterizes much of Goethe’s work during the era of Weimar Classicism. \u003ci\u003eVerse Plays and Epic\u003c\/i\u003e features authoritative English translations of the dramas \u003ci\u003eIphigenia in Tauris\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTorquato Tasso\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Natural Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePandora\u003c\/i\u003e along with the epic poem \u003ci\u003eHermann and Dorothea\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Collected Works of Goethe presents modern translations of a representative portion of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s vast body of work. Selected from more than 140 volumes in German, this twelve-volume series remains the standard collection in English and features poetry, drama, fiction, memoir, criticism, and scientific writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdited by Cyrus Hamlin and Frank Ryder\u003cbr\u003eTranslated by Michael Hamburger, Hunter Hannum, and David Luke\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59250490704246,"sku":"9780691292304","price":25.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_43988947.jpg?v=1794445144","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780691292304-verse-plays-and-epic-the-collected-work","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}