“Why is good taste so rarely encountered together with genius?
“Taste is afraid of force; genius despises the bridle.”
Kaufmann’s collection of works from the great German poets, including Goethe, Schiller, Rilke, and Hesse, amongst others. Original German verse is juxtaposed with English translation.
Author: Walter Kaufmann
Title: Twenty German Poets: A Bilingual Collection
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: Random House, 1962
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 305p
Condition: Fair to good condition dust jacket with edge wear, moderate chipping, areas of foxing, and toning—in new protector. Boards and spine very clean with mild edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding tight and square. Pages toned. Bookplate on front free end-paper.
Comments: Solid copy
