Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781396826610 Category : Poetry Languages : en Pages : 400
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Excerpt from Poetical Works of J. W. Von Goethe, Vol. 1 of 2 I name thee not, but I have heard thee named, And heard thee styled their own ere now by many; All eyes believe at thee their glance is aimed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Publisher: Everyman's Library ISBN: Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 1256
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Contains a brief biography of Goethe, a collection of some of his best-known works, and a sampling of his personal correspondence. Includes his four major works, together with a selection of his finest letters and poems. 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 effect of Mediterranean culture on a young northerner. Translators include W. H. Auden, Louise Bogan, David Constantine, Barker Fairley, and Elizabeth Mayer.
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Publisher: Cosimo Classics ISBN: 9781646792023 Category : Languages : en Pages : 442
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The Works of J.W. von Goethe, Vol. X-Poems of Goethe Vol. II-Reynard the Fox, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, is part of a 14-volume set originally published in 1901-1902.
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Publisher: Cosimo Classics ISBN: 9781646792016 Category : Languages : en Pages : 406
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"The meadow, it is pretty, With flowers so fair to see; I gather them, but no one Will take the flowers from me." --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sheperd's Lament in Poems of Goethe The Works of J.W. von Goethe, Vol. IX--Poems of Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is part of a 14-volume set originally published in 1901-1902.
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Publisher: Library of Alexandria ISBN: 1465591273 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 688
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I feel no small reluctance in venturing to give to the public a work of the character of that indicated by the title-page to the present volume; for, difficult as it must always be to render satisfactorily into one's own tongue the writings of the bards of other lands, the responsibility assumed by the translator is immeasurably increased when he attempts to transfer the thoughts of those great men, who have lived for all the world and for all ages, from the language in which they were originally clothed, to one to which they may as yet have been strangers. Preeminently is this the case with Goethe, the most masterly of all the master minds of modern times, whose name is already inscribed on the tablets of immortality, and whose fame already extends over the earth, although as yet only in its infancy. Scarcely have two decades passed away since he ceased to dwell among men, yet he now stands before us, not as a mere individual, like those whom the world is wont to call great, but as a type, as an emblemÑthe recognised emblem and representative of the human mind in its present stage of culture and advancement. Among the infinitely varied effusions of Goethe's pen, perhaps there are none which are of as general interest as his Poems, which breathe the very spirit of Nature, and embody the real music of the feelings. In Germany, they are universally known, and are considered as the most delightful of his works. Yet in this country, this kindred country, sprung from the same stem, and so strongly resembling her sister in so many points, they are nearly unknown. Almost the only poetical work of the greatest Poet that the world has seen for ages, that is really and generally read in England, is Faust, the translations of which are almost endless; while no single person has as yet appeared to attempt to give, in an English dress, in any collective or systematic manner, those smaller productions of the genius of Goethe which it is the object of the present volume to lay before the reader, whose indulgence is requested for its many imperfections. In addition to the beauty of the language in which the Poet has given utterance to his thoughts, there is a depth of meaning in those thoughts which is not easily discoverable at first sight, and the translator incurs great risk of overlooking it, and of giving a prosaic effect to that which in the original contains the very essence of poetry. It is probably this difficulty that has deterred others from undertaking the task I have set myself, and in which I do not pretend to do more than attempt to give an idea of the minstrelsy of one so unrivalled, by as truthful an interpretation of it as lies in my power.
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe