In this highly original extended essay, renowned author and critic Herold Berger explores an uncanny similarity between the life and career of that great genius of the Weimar Republic Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and the legendary wordsmith from the Central Asian steppes, Abay. A resemblance previously ignored by most mainstream critics, even though a comparison that is bound to delight enlightened readers. As such, this rare and lyrical discussion examines the poetry, music, and prose of this golden period, while the author ...
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In this highly original extended essay, renowned author and critic Herold Berger explores an uncanny similarity between the life and career of that great genius of the Weimar Republic Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and the legendary wordsmith from the Central Asian steppes, Abay. A resemblance previously ignored by most mainstream critics, even though a comparison that is bound to delight enlightened readers. As such, this rare and lyrical discussion examines the poetry, music, and prose of this golden period, while the author takes a number of biographical steps on a personal journey into the Germanic side of his own ethnic and cultural heritage. As such, Berger shamelessly plays with notions of shared influence, common sources, and possible pathways whereby the reading circles developed in this region are clearly revealed as mechanisms for the dispersion of high art and culture.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x0x9; Has some light general reading/shelfwear-otherwise this is a clean, tight copy. Quick dispatch from the UK.
