Goethe / Peter Boerner ; translated by Nancy Boerner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Boerner, Peter.

Standardized Title:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. English

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von.

Poets, German--18th century--Biography.

Poets, German.

Poets, German--19th century--Biography.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

169 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Haus, 2005.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was an exceptionally prolific and versatile writer. As a student, he composed pastoral plays in the style of the waning Rococo. With ?G?tz von Berlichingen?, a drama conceived in the spirit of Shakespeare, he joined the avant-garde 'Storm and Stress' authors. When he was twenty-five, he wrote the epistolary novel ?Sorrows of Young Werther?, eliciting fervent responses among those who rejected the traditions of the Enlightenment. In his tragedy ?Faust?, which evolved over a sixty-year period, he created a prototype of the Romantic hero. His lyric poetry has been translated into many languages. As minister of state in the Duchy of Sachsen-Weimar he dealt with financial, ecological, and cultural issues. A scientist active in various fields he pondered aspects of evolution well before Darwin. Based on his studies in literary theory he developed a concept of 'world literature' that he hoped would foster communication among writers of different nations.

Notes:

Originally published in German under the title: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1904341640

OCLC:

60668583