Elegías romanas, 1999

Andreu Alfaro  

The 92-page book contains 20 illustrations by Andreu Alfaro and one original print. Bound in Iris cloth with stamping on the spine. Format 27 x 18 cm. (The blue slipcase shown in the image is not included.) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote this book, originally titled "Erotica", after returning to Germany; it reflects the new feeling for life he discovered during his stay in Italy, with a more pagan attitude towards social conventions and sensuality. The poems are inspired by two essential themes, classical antiquity and love, which turn Rome into the setting for an idyllic eroticism and the perfection of the classical, hedonism and the seclusion of sublime love, the joy of life and perfect love. Two hundred and fifty years after his birth, Goethe remains alive in the minds of artists. Proof of this are the creations of the sculptor Andreu Alfaro, a great connoisseur of the German writer's work, to whom he has dedicated the sculpture exhibitions Goethe y nuestro tiempo (1989) and Walpurgisnacht (1990).