{"product_id":"the-auto-biography-of-goethe-truth-and-poetry-from-my-own-life-paperback-9781108057462","title":"The Auto-Biography of Goethe; Truth and Poetry: From my Own Life (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108057462","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Auto-Biography of Goethe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTruth and Poetry: From my Own Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoethe (1749–1832) ranked among the greatest literary figures of his day. This two-volume translation of his autobiography first appeared in 1848–9.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohann Wolfgang von Goethe (Author), John Oxenford (Translated by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108057462, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 21 February 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e536 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 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\"\u003eThe 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 1, Goethe tells the story of his life from the day he was born until the publication of The Sorrows of Young Werther, which attained cult status almost immediately after it was released in 1774. As the protagonist of his own story, Goethe reflects here on how he himself came of age.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdvertisement\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface\u003cbr\u003e Part I: First book\u003cbr\u003e Second book\u003cbr\u003e Third book\u003cbr\u003e Fourth book\u003cbr\u003e Fifth book\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Sixth book\u003cbr\u003e Seventh book\u003cbr\u003e Eighth book\u003cbr\u003e Ninth book\u003cbr\u003e Tenth book\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Eleventh book\u003cbr\u003e Twelfth book\u003cbr\u003e Thirteenth book.\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":46266128695576,"sku":"9781108057462","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108057462i_054d81dc-84a3-4930-b506-6c2fedd37784.jpg?v=1696747350","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-auto-biography-of-goethe-truth-and-poetry-from-my-own-life-paperback-9781108057462","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}