From My Life: Poetry and Truth, Parts 1-3 (Goethe: The Collected Works, Vol. 4)
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (719 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691037973 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 513 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Classic Autobiography, boring anyway April Wilson Goethe is a bit like broccoli--one should like him better than one actually does. Goethe goes to great lengths to credit everyone who helped him become the most important German author ever. It moves at a very slow pace. It also is somewhat self-deceptive and misleading, as it ends when Goethe was in his late 20's. In order to get a more accurate view of Goethe's life, Dichtung and Wahrheit is best read in conjunction with a t
Covering the period from his birth in 1749 to his departure for Weimar in 1775, in Poetry and Truth Goethe recalls his childhood and youth as the son of well-to-do, middle-class parents, his education and literary awakening, early loves, and the creation and reception of works from his Sturm und Drang years, such as The Sorrows of Young Werther, Goetz von Berlichingen, and Urfaust. Not merely an account of Goethe's own life, this book also explores the influences on his early years--friends, mentors, famous personages of his time, intellectual movements, cities, and historical events--to draw a lifelike picture of his time.
Language Notes Text: English (translation) Original Language: German