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The Life and Works of Goethe - Volume 2

The Life and Works of Goethe - Volume 2

Lewes, George Henry

Paperback

Literary CriticismGeneral World HistoryPlays

ISBN10: 1108027636
ISBN13: 9781108027632
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Feb 17 2011
Pages: 422
Weight: 1.17
Height: 0.94 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was one of Germany's greatest intellectuals. He exerted enormous influence in many fields, through works ranging from literature, linguistics and philosophy to the theory of colours and the biological sciences. Goethe's poetry and plays inspired music and opera as well as later writers, and his thought influenced philosophers including Nietzsche and Jung. Darwin himself referred to Goethe's botanical studies. The British philosopher and literary critic G. H. Lewes (1817-1878) carried out research for this hugely successful two-volume biography during a trip to Berlin and Weimar in 1854. First published in 1855, and reissued here in the second, 1858 edition, it draws on personal letters and recollections provided by Goethe's closest friends, family and colleagues to construct a portrait of this polymath, and assess how his personal relationships shaped his legacy to the world. Volume 2 covers the period from 1779 until Goethe's death.

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