Selected works : including The sorrows of young Werther, Elective affinities, Italian journey, Faust / J.W. von Goethe ; introduced by Nicholas Boyle.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Original language: German Series: Everyman's library ; 246Publication details: New York : A.A. Knopf, 2000, c1999.Description: lxiii, 1180 p. ; 21 cmISBN:- 0375410449
- 9780375410444
- Selections. English. 2000
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 838.6 G599 | Available | 33111005041583 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
One of the towering figures of world literature, Goethe has never held quite as prominent a place in the English-speaking world as he deserves. This collection of his four major works, together with a selection of his finest letters and poems, shows that he is not only one of the very greatest European writers: he is also accessible, entertaining, and contemporary.
The Sorrows of Young Werther is a story of self-destructive love that made its author a celebrity overnight at the age of twenty-five. Its exploration of the conflicts between ideas and feelings, between circumstance and desire, continues in his controversial novel probing the institution of marriage, Elective Affinities . The cosmic drama of Faust goes far beyond the realism of the novels in a poetic exploration of good and evil, while Italian Journey , written in the author's old age, recalls his youth in Italy and the impact of Mediterranean culture on a young northerner.
Translators include W. H. Auden, Louise Bogan, David Constantine, Barker Fairley, and Elizabeth Mayer
Includes bibliographical references.
The sorrows of young Werther -- Elective affinities -- Italian journey -- Novella -- Faust -- Selected poems -- Selected letters.