{"product_id":"goethe-a-critical-introduction-paperback-9780521094047","title":"Goethe; A Critical Introduction (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521094047","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGoethe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Critical Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA concise survey and criticism of Goethe's work, for the general reader and the student.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRonald Gray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521094047, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 June 1967\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e300 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.7 x 14.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.435 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a concise survey and criticism of Goethe's work, for the general reader and the student. It is intended as a useful first book from which the reader can proceed to more specialised studies. Here Goethe's work is seen as a whole, and from the point of view of literary criticism. The first chapter summarises Goethe's life. The other chapter discuss the works, singly and in groups. Much attention is given to the poems; and there are two long chapters on Faust. Werther, Wilhelm Meister, Elective Affinities, and the Divan are given a chapter each; so are the dramatic works, the autobiographical writings, and the scientific work. A refreshing aspect of the book is that while Dr Gray takes account of earlier criticism he also seeks to see Goethe's work entirely afresh, and to reappraise it; by questioning the value of some works, he enhances the valuation of others. Quotation is in German, but English translations are given in footnotes. There is a useful comparative table of biographical dates, which shows what was happening, politically and culturally, in Europe while Goethe lived. There are references at the end of the book, a select bibliography and an index. The book can be used in conjunction with Dr Gray's selection of the poems. The two books together are the best possible introduction to one the greatest European men of letters.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I: 1. Life and works\u003cbr\u003e Part II. 1749 to 1786: 2. Poems before 1786\u003cbr\u003e 3. Die Leiden des jungen Werther\u003cbr\u003e 4. Dramatic works\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Turning-point and the Whole: 5. Autobiographies and diaries\u003cbr\u003e 6. Science\u003cbr\u003e 7. Faust Part I\u003cbr\u003e 8. Faust Part II\u003cbr\u003e 9. Wilhelm Meister\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. 1786 to 1832: 10. Poems of the Classical period\u003cbr\u003e 11. Die Wahlverwandtschaften\u003cbr\u003e 12. Der West-Östliche Divan\u003cbr\u003e 13. Poems of his old age\u003cbr\u003e 14. Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Chronological table of Goethe's life and works\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006383837464,"sku":"9780521094047","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521094047_cf46f0a8-0da7-472d-b347-f8f4d4a1ea8b.gif?v=1694970532","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/goethe-a-critical-introduction-paperback-9780521094047","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}