A New Divan: A Lyrical Dialogue Between East and West
Robert W. Lebling
Barbara Schwepcke and Bill Swainson, eds.
Gingko, 2019.
“This reimagining of Goethe’s seminal work gives us the opportunity to re-engage with his thoughts—a much-needed exercise, given the state of the world today.”
—From the Forward to A New Divan, by Daniel Barenboim
—Robert W. Lebling
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