Details

Subject(s)

• Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832—Knowledge—Literature [Browse]
• Comparative literature—Arabic and German [Browse]
• Comparative literature—German and Arabic [Browse]

Translator

• Metzger, Michael M. [Browse]

Series

• Studies in German literature, linguistics, and culture (Unnumbered) [More in this series]
• Studies in German Literature, Linguistics, and Culture

Summary note

A comprehensive account of Goethe's relationship to Arabian culture, mediated by his interest in certain poets and texts and by his highly nuanced attitude toward Islam.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 431-444) and indexes.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Language note

Translated from the German, with selections in German.

ISBN

• 9781782043256 (electronic bk.)
• 178204325X (electronic bk.)

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