Name: The Auto-Biography of Goethe: Truth and Poetry: From my own Life (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Volume 2) (in English)
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Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
ISBN: 9781108057479

portada The Auto-Biography of Goethe: Truth and Poetry: From my own Life (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Volume 2) (in English)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Translated by

John Oxenford

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Year

2013

Language

English

Pages

554

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.6 x 14.0 x 3.1 cm

Weight

0.69 kg.

ISBN13

9781108057479

Synopsis "The Auto-Biography of Goethe: Truth and Poetry: From my own Life (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Volume 2) (in English)"

The playwright and critic John Oxenford (1812-77) had an acute aptitude for languages. Although he translated both Molière and Calderón into English, he specialised in German translations and set high standards, not least with his rendering of several works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Among the greatest literary figures of his day, Goethe combined considerable achievements as a poet, novelist and playwright with his diverse interests in natural science and politics. This two-volume translation of his autobiography first appeared in 1848-9. In Volume 2, Goethe recalls how he first arrived in the small city of Weimar, which grew into an important cultural centre, due in no small part to his extended residence there. Also included are letters from Switzerland along with notes from the time he spent in Italy during the 1880s. Goethe's Italian travels would be highly significant for his artistic development and outlook.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Poeta, novelista, dramaturgo, científico y político alemán. En la Universidad de Estrasburgo conoció a Herder, quien lo introdujo a las obras de Shakespeare y a quien ayudó después a crear el movimiento romántico alemán Sturm und Drang. En 1775 Carlos Augusto, heredero del ducado de Sajonia-Weimar, invitó a Goethe a vivir y trabajar en Weimar, que entonces era uno de los centros intelectuales y literarios de Alemania. Allí desarrolló una brillante carrera política que finalmente abandonó para dedicarse a viajar y a escribir. Es uno de mayores exponentes literarios del Romanticismo y para muchos el escritor más importante que han dado las letras alemanas.

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