Exceptionally fine poetry by Germany's greatest literary figure, from his earliest, "An den Schlaf" ("To Sleep"), written when he was 18, to his last great poem

This hardcover gift edition features ancient Greek and Latin poets as well as verse by Goethe, Su T'ung Po, Santayana, Yevtushenko, and representative English,

Over 130 poems by 23 poets, including Goethe, Schiller, Holderlin, Tieck, Heine, Nietzsche, many others. New literal English translations on facing pages. Intro

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Spanning three centuries, this collection of German bilingual poems is updated with new material including additional work by Goethe, Heine, and Nietzsche as we