Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Der west-östliche Divan [The Parliament of West and East]

Ellis Dye (Macalester College)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1819

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Poem collection

Resources

The West-östlicher Divan [West-Eastern Ensemble], published first in 1819 and in an expanded version in 1827, is Goethe’s longest lyrical cycle and the only one published as a separate work. Several of its ca. 239 poems (depending on edition) are among his greatest, e.g. “Selige Sehnsucht” [“Blessed Longing”], “Nachklang” [“Resonance”], “Wiederfinden” [“Reunion”], “In tausend Formen magst du dich verstecken” [“A Thousand Forms”], “Vermächtnis altpersischen Glaubens” [“Legacy of Ancient Persian Faith”], and “Einlass” [“…

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Citation: Dye, Ellis. "Der west-östliche Divan". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 23 July 2007 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=5621, accessed 18 April 2024.]

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