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Goethe-Wortschatz

Goethe-Wortschatz

Fischer, Paul

Hardcover

Literary CriticismDictionaries & EncyclopediasGeneral Reference

ISBN10: 1025685911
ISBN13: 9781025685915
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 922
Weight: 3.20
Height: 1.88 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
Goethe-Wortschatz is a specialized reference work and linguistic guide dedicated to the immense vocabulary of the celebrated German poet, novelist, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Compiled by Professor Paul Fischer, this scholarly resource offers an in-depth exploration of the language that defined one of the most significant eras in literary history. The work meticulously catalogs and analyzes the diverse terminology and stylistic choices employed by Goethe across his plays, poems, and prose, including masterpieces like Faust and The Sorrows of Young Werther.

By examining the evolution and usage of specific words within the context of Goethe's life and times, this volume provides invaluable insights into the development of the modern German language. It serves as an indispensable tool for philologists, literary critics, and students of the Enlightenment and Romantic periods. This comprehensive vocabulary not only documents the richness of Goethe's own speech but also illuminates the intellectual and cultural landscape of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries through the lens of one of its most profound thinkers.

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