On the meaning of "Hatem" in Goethe's West-ostlicher Divan. From: The Journal of the American Oriental Society | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: Metlitzki, Dorothee | COPYRIGHT 1997 American Oriental Society. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The first publication and latest editions of Goethe's love poem entitled, 'West-Eastern Divan' failed to explain the Arabic meaning of the name 'Hatem.' Katharina Mommsen's extensive analysis of the virtues of Hatem Thai and Zograi, the two Arabic poets chosen as Goethe's prototypes in the Book of Suleika, still failed to explain its meaning in Goethe's text. It was contended that Goethe chose the name Hatem to deliberate conceal its meaning.

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