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Goethes Begegnung mit Hafis
(2013)
The starting point of the present article is the symbolism of Oriental literature and the one present in the work of the Persian poet Hafis, indicating its importance for the work Westöstlicher Divan (West-Eastern Divan) by J. W. Goethe. The author of the article explains Goethe’s fascination with poetic images and symbols found in the works of Hafis, showing the importance of his work in understanding the broadest cycle of poems within German literature, West-Eastern Divan.
