Jul 16, 2019 the phrase westeastern refers not only to an exchange between germany and the middle east, but also between latin and persian cultures, as well as the christian and muslim cultures. Goethe opens the notes and commentaries meant to help readers better understand his westeast divan with the words. It is worth remembering, in these times, the love affair the west once had with the east, imputing to it all that was exotic, erotic, and decadent the orientalising fetish dissected by edward said and many others since. Stimulated by the divan collection by medieval pub poet hafiz, goethe blends his own identity with that of the persian sufi master who sang the delights of wine and tavern romance in a context. Westeastern divan orchestra westeastern divan orchestra. Christoph fiedler, tour manager lisa hogrebe, head of creative partnerships. This new bilingual edition expertly presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of the poetry in goethe sdivan. Given the formal constraints of my thesis, i decided to focus on ten of these to make my case, and reduced the number for intensive consideration as listed belowwith lesser reference to the westlcher the first chapter of the thesis introduces hafez, explains the origin of his lyrical form ghazal and describes its formal aspects.
Depicted by its advocates as embodying a pluralistic ideal, and by its detractors as a work of cultural imperialism, goethes late collection of poetry functioned as an influential model for religious and literary syntheses. Ihaam provides safe textual hiding places for a liberalhearted poet like hafez to conceal his real thoughts from the critics. Jul 09, 2015 on 15 august, 2015, the westeastern divan orchestra returns to the waldbuhne berlin, continuing their annual tradition with a spectacular openair concert on the forest stage. Suleika is the beloved of hafiz, in goethes west eastern divan. Articles containing germanlanguage text all articles with unsourced statements articles with unsourced statements from december commons category link is istocno wikidata wikipedia articles with bnf identifiers wikipedia articles with. Translations of goethes poems about arabia and persia and his essays on islamic culture. The phrase westeastern refers not only to an exchange between germany divzn the middle east, but also between latin and persian cultures, as well as the christian and muslim cultures. Hear actor helen morse read an excerpt from goethes westeastern divan, translated from the german by edward dowden.
The orchestra bridging the israelipalestinian divide. Stimulated by the divan collection by medieval pub poet hafiz, goethe blends his own identity with that of the persian sufi master who sang the delights of wine and tavern romance in a context of quranic allusion. The west eastern divan was written between 1814 and 1819, the year when it was first published. Barenboim wrote several books, including the autobiography a life in music 1991 and music quickens time 2008. This study focuses on the book buch suleika, and analyses the relationship of the. An illustration of a computer application window wayback machine an illustration of an open book.
Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. In order to preserve the works original power, eric ormsby has. Divan cofounder daniel barenboim joins the orchestra as pianist and conductor in beethovens triple concerto for violin, cello and piano. This quatrain, with which he prefaces the prose section of the divan, is not only of significance for the divan reader but also for us today. Goethe ost westlicher diwan pdf republic of fenerbahce. Daniel barenboim devoted one of his 2006 bbc reith lectures to the idea of meeting in music, and focused on the westeastern divan orchestra, his ensemble of young musicians from arab, jewish, and spanish backgrounds. Westeastern divan orchestra as constructed by barenboim and said, in that arabs and jews work through music to become an interactive and productive sociality, in contrast to the destructive conflict that the majority are understood as living out in real life. Amazon advertising find, attract, and engage customers. Thank you for your encouragement in letting me develop my thoughts, which you helped me get on track. Goethe extends the scope of gods face from east and west to north and southa rephrasing that is likely to resonate strongly with contemporary readers living in what is often called the. One of the orchestras cofounders, daniel barenboim, is an argentineborn pianist and conductor, who moved with his family to israel at the age of nine. Eastwest bridge builders state university of new york press. Said created a workshop for young musicians to promote coexistence and intercultural dialogue.
As far as possible it remains faithful to goethes metrical and rhyming patterns. In order to preserve the works original power, eric. The westeastern divan was written between 1814 and 1819, the year when it was first published. Mar 29, 2015 hear actor helen morse read an excerpt from goethes westeastern divan, translated from the german by edward dowden. Pdf translation and world literature in goethes west.
The orchestra was named after a collection of poems by goethe, inspired by the persian poet hafiz, which deal with the idea of the other as a manifestation or element of the self. The westeastern divan is one of the worlds great works of literature, an inspired masterpiece, and a poetic linking of european and persian traditions. The overwhelmingly negative appraisal of the first. The dictionary is based on the annotated edition of the divan by hans albert maier, which was published in 1965. This thesis will analyse gender role issues within the westostlicher divan. This new bilingual edition expertly presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of the poetry in goethe s divan. Divan translated, with introduction and commentary poems, by martin bidney. West eastern divan orchestra as constructed by barenboim and said, in that arabs and jews work through music to become an interactive and productive sociality, in contrast to the destructive conflict that the majority are understood as living out in real life. Gingko marks 200th anniversary of goethes westeastern. For the orchestra, see westeastern divan orchestra.
This new bilingual edition expertly presents the wit, intelligence, humor, and technical mastery of the poetry in goethesdivan. Other articles where westeastern divan orchestra is discussed. The west eastern divan is one of the worlds great works of literature, an inspired masterpiece, and a poetic linking of european and persian traditions. This english verse translation of goethes westeastern divan aims to give englishreaders a fair indication of the themes, quality and flavour of goethes major cycle of lyric poetry. This holds true for the majority of his translations, wherein he instead substituted the repetitive monorhymes with a radif or westlcher. To god belongs the orient, to god belongs the occident.
Christian gruenler, director finance and operations. For 20 years, the west eastern divan orchestra has been a significant presence in the international music world. It is worth remembering, in these times, the love affair the west once had. Suleika was the persian woman of extreme beauty who inspired much love poetry. With its differentiated description of the vocabulary of the individual work, the divan dictionary by christa dill is a lexicographic masterpiece, which cannot be praised highly enough. In 1999, daniel barenboim and the late palestinian literary scholar edward w. He then led his readers as a friendly outsider through the poems of the divan via the medium of his renderings. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Goethe extends the scope of gods face from east and west to north and southa rephrasing that is likely to resonate strongly with contemporary readers living in what is often called the age of globalization.
Poetry if you would know to its country you must go. In 2009 he performed for the first time in egypt, conducting the cairo symphony orchestra. East west bridge builders state university of new york press. If the poet you would know to the poets country go. The westeastern divan orchestra is an orchestra based in seville, spain, consisting of musicians from countries in the middle east, of egyptian, iranian, israeli, jordanian, lebanese, palestinian, syrian and spanish background it was founded in 1999 by the conductor daniel barenboim and academic edward said, and named after an anthology of poems by goethe. In his essay dyer also engages with some of the more complex aspects of utopian musical. The west eastern divan orchestra has been the inspiration for multiple projects and institutions. Il divano occidentale orientale bur classici lusso by johann wolfgang goethe and a great selection of similar new, used. Goethes westostlicher divan comes from his study of the poetry of hafiz, a fourteencentury persian poet sometimes transliterated as hafez. Dec 15, 2010 translations of goethes poems about arabia and persia and his essays on islamic culture. He conceptualized the orchestra as a utopian republic, but he also played down its political significance by asserting that its utopian quality was a function of music. Westeastern divan orchestra international orchestra.
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