Goethe His Life And Times

Author : Richard Friedenthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-07-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781351517058

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Goethe by Richard Friedenthal Pdf

The study of Goethe's life is a task that each generation must undertake anew. Thus writes Richard Friedenthal, author of this rich biography. Spanning eight momentous decades of war, revolution, and social upheaval, Goethe's life reveals itself as one of conflict and dynamic development, of inner contradiction and unceasing creativity.As novelist, dramatist, and poet, Goethe produced epochal works of fiery romanticism, only later to dedicate himself to a classical ideal of purity and measure. His superb love lyrics immortalize a succession of ardent relationships; yet, in him too, was a strain of frigid egotism mingled with an Olympian detachment. The new introduction serves to place in perspective this outstanding work on the German master.He was capable of tirelessly exploring the external world as physiologist, geologist, and botanist. He was equally capable of plunging to the depths of profound subjective analysis. A minister of state, a model of distinguished probity, Goethe nonetheless lived a life of passionate seeking, eternally questioning official values. Nothing perhaps better sums up this vast complexity than his lifelong work, Faust, the supreme dramatization of man's quest on earth.

Author : Richard Friedenthal,Martha Friedenthal-Haase
Publisher : Transaction Pub
Page : 561 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1412813468

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Goethe by Richard Friedenthal,Martha Friedenthal-Haase Pdf

Originally published: London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1965.

Author : Herman Friedrich Grimm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Authors, German
ISBN : UOM:39015033375497

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The Life and Times of Goethe by Herman Friedrich Grimm Pdf

Author : Rüdiger Safranski
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 704 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780871404916

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Goethe: Life as a Work of Art by Rüdiger Safranski Pdf

This “splendid biography” (Wall Street Journal) of Goethe presents his life and work as an essential touchstone for the modern age. A masterful intellectual portrait, Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is celebrated as the seminal twenty-first-century biography of the writer considered to be the Shakespeare of German literature. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832), a remarkably prolific poet, playwright, novelist, and—as Rüdiger Safranksi emphasizes—a statesman and naturalist, first awakened not only a burgeoning German nation but the European continent with his electrifying novel The Sorrows of Young Werther. Safranski has scoured Goethe’s entire oeuvre, relying exclusively on primary sources, including his correspondence with contemporaries, to produce a “fresh and authentic” (Economist) portrait of the avatar of the Romantic era. Skillfully blending “artistic analysis with swift, sharp renderings” of the great political and intellectual figures Goethe encountered, “[Safranski’s] portrait of the prolific genius leaves the reader with lasting awe, even envy” of a monumental legacy (The New Yorker). As Safranski ultimately shows, Goethe’s greatest creation, even in comparison to his masterpiece Faust, was his own life.

Author : Siegfried Unseld
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1996-11-15
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0226841901

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Goethe and His Publishers by Siegfried Unseld Pdf

Goethe and His Publishers organizes for the first time the myriad details of Goethe's career in print. Himself one of Germany's most eminent publishers, Siegfried Unseld brings a singular perspective to this biography, focusing our attention on an essential component of Goethe's literary endeavors: his relationship to his publishers. Carefully examining each work, Unseld covers the range of Goethe's oeuvre, from first anonymous publications to eventual monumental editions brought out by Johann Friedrich Cotta, the most renowned publisher of his day. Unseld sifts through the rich correspondence between Goethe and his publishers, as well as letters to and from friends, colleagues, and contemporaries. Analyzing publishing contracts, draft contracts, and historical documents, Unseld reveals the tremendous energy Goethe exerted on behalf of his manuscripts. During negotiations he was sometimes circumspect and reserved, at other times demanding and assertive. These exchanges not only shed new light on Goethe's complex character but also show how he changed the author's role in the publishing process. Thus, this work offers a penetrating study of the intricate and many-tiered relations between author and publisher, then and today.

Author : Peter Boerner
Publisher : Haus Publishing
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1904341640

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Goethe by Peter Boerner Pdf

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was an exceptionally prolific and versatile writer. From his 'Storm and Stress' Gotz von Berlichingen to Faust, which evolved over a sixty-year period and in which he created the prototype of the Romantic hero.

Author : Herman Grimm
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1021415952

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The Life and Times of Goethe by Herman Grimm Pdf

This classic biography details the life of one of Germany's most celebrated authors, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. From his early years as a lawyer to his rise as a literary icon, readers will uncover the events and influences that shaped Goethe's prolific career. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : John Armstrong
Publisher : Allan Lane
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UVA:X004836603

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Love, Life, Goethe by John Armstrong Pdf

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is often remembered only as a figure of literary genius, with little relevance to the way we live today. Yet Goethe was driven by much more than the desire for literary success- he wanted (much the same as us) to live life well. In Love, Life, Goethe, John Armstrong subtly and imaginatively explores the ways that we can learn from Goethe, whether in love, suffering, friendship or family. At the centre of this project is happiness- in an imperfect world, how can we live well with what we have, and accept what we haven't? From our lives at home, to our relationships, the politicians we choose, and our relationship with money, John Armstrong explores the main themes of our lives through the life of Goethe, and helps us learn how to live.

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781108057462

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The Auto-Biography of Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Pdf

Goethe (1749-1832) ranked among the greatest literary figures of his day. This two-volume translation of his autobiography first appeared in 1848-9.

Author : Herman Friedrich Grimm
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1880
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : UCAL:$B610424

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The Life and Times of Goethe by Herman Friedrich Grimm Pdf

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1848
Category : Authors, German
ISBN : BSB:BSB10069238

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The Auto-biography of Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Pdf

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 1051 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780691181042

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The Essential Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Pdf

First published by Wordsworth Editions 1999 and 2007. First published by Princeton University Press in 2016.

Author : Jeremy Adler
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781789142532

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by Jeremy Adler Pdf

This new critical biography provides a complete picture of German novelist, playwright, and poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Offering fresh, thought-provoking interpretations of all Goethe’s major works, including novels such as The Sorrows of Young Werther and The Elective Affinities, plays such as Egmont and Iphigenia in Tauris, and Goethe’s greatest work, Faust, Jeremy Adler also provides many original readings of Goethe’s poetry, beginning with the poems written in his early youth. Alongside Goethe’s work, Adler analyzes the incidents of his life, including his love affairs and his meetings with the luminaries of his age, such as Napoleon Bonaparte. Uniquely, Adler also shows how Goethe’s encyclopedic interest in literature, science, philosophy, law, and many other fields became important for a wide range of later scientists and thinkers. Among the figures he influenced were Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein, Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud, Émile Durkheim and Susan Sontag. Goethe has often been called the last Renaissance man. This biography shows that Goethe was in fact the first of the moderns—a maker of modernity.

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1849
Category : Italy
ISBN : UCAL:$B418956

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The Auto-biography of Goethe: The autobiography [etc.] The concluding books. Also Letters from Switzerland and Travels in Italy, tr. by the Rev. A. J. W. Morrison by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Pdf

Author : Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752579796

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The Auto-Biography of Goethe by Johann Wolfgang Goethe Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.