Book contents
- Goethe in Context
- Goethe in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translations and List of Abbreviations
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Life and Times
- Part II Literature
- Part III Art
- Part IV Philosophy and Science
- Part V World Cultures Inspiration and Reception
- Chapter 25 Italy
- Chapter 26 Britain
- Chapter 27 France
- Chapter 28 Iran
- Chapter 29 China
- Chapter 30 America
- Chapter 31 Weltliteratur (World Literature)
- Part VI Goethe’s Lasting Significance
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 28 - Iran
from Part V - World Cultures Inspiration and Reception
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 May 2024
- Goethe in Context
- Goethe in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Notes on Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Note on Translations and List of Abbreviations
- Chronology
- Introduction
- Part I Life and Times
- Part II Literature
- Part III Art
- Part IV Philosophy and Science
- Part V World Cultures Inspiration and Reception
- Chapter 25 Italy
- Chapter 26 Britain
- Chapter 27 France
- Chapter 28 Iran
- Chapter 29 China
- Chapter 30 America
- Chapter 31 Weltliteratur (World Literature)
- Part VI Goethe’s Lasting Significance
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Chapter 28 considers Persian influences on Goethe and the reception of his work in modern Iran, the first Persian translations of Goethe having appeared in the 1920s. The chapter emphasises the importance of Middle Eastern sources – especially the Persian poet Hafez – for Goethe’s writing. It then divides the Persian reception of Goethe into three phases. In the first, his status as a world great was the focus; in the second, his writings were portrayed as a reflection of either Persian poetry or Islam, while the recent third phase takes Goethe on his own terms.
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- Goethe in Context , pp. 272 - 281Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024