{"product_id":"the-life-and-works-of-goethe-with-sketches-of-his-age-and-contemporaries-from-published-and-unpublished-sources-paperback-9781108027625","title":"The Life and Works of Goethe; With Sketches of His Age and Contemporaries from Published and Unpublished Sources (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108027625","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life and Works of Goethe\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith Sketches of His Age and Contemporaries from Published and Unpublished Sources\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA two-volume biography of Goethe, originally published 1855, describing his personal life and his literary and scientific work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeorge Henry Lewes (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108027625, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 17 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e408 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.52 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\"\u003eJohann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was one of Germany's greatest intellectuals. He exerted enormous influence in many fields, through works ranging from literature, linguistics and philosophy to the theory of colours and the biological sciences. Goethe's poetry and plays inspired music and opera as well as later writers, and his thought influenced philosophers including Nietzsche and Jung. Darwin himself referred to Goethe's botanical studies. The British philosopher and literary critic G. H. Lewes (1817–1878) carried out research for this hugely successful two-volume biography during a trip to Berlin and Weimar in 1854. First published in 1855, and reissued here in the second, 1858 edition, it draws on personal letters and recollections provided by Goethe's closest friends, family and colleagues to construct a portrait of this polymath, and assess how his personal relationships shaped his legacy to the world. Volume 1 focuses on Goethe's early life until 1779.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Book I. The Child is Father to the Man. 1749–1765: 1. Parentage\u003cbr\u003e 2. The precocious child\u003cbr\u003e 3. Early experiences\u003cbr\u003e 4. Various studies\u003cbr\u003e 5. The child is father to the man\u003cbr\u003e Book II. Student Days. 1765–1771: 1. The Leipzig student\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mental characteristics\u003cbr\u003e 3. Art studies\u003cbr\u003e 4. Return home\u003cbr\u003e 5. Strasburg\u003cbr\u003e 6. Herder and Frederika\u003cbr\u003e Book III. Sturm und Drang. 1771–1775: 1. Dr. Goethe's return\u003cbr\u003e 2. Götz van Berlichingen\u003cbr\u003e 3. Wetzlar\u003cbr\u003e 4. Preparations of Werther\u003cbr\u003e 5. Werther\u003cbr\u003e 6. Survey of German literature\u003cbr\u003e 7. Clavigo\u003cbr\u003e 8. The literary lion\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lili\u003cbr\u003e Book IV. The Genialisch Period in Weimar. 1775–1779: 1. Weimar in the eighteenth century\u003cbr\u003e 2. The notabilities of Weimar\u003cbr\u003e 3. The first wild weeks at Weimar\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Frau von Stein\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Gartenhaus\u003cbr\u003e 6. Private theatricals\u003cbr\u003e 7. Many-coloured threads\u003cbr\u003e 8. The real philanthropist.\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":46266014171416,"sku":"9781108027625","price":31.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027625i_5819b749-18e6-4b42-8cb0-98e52340ad33.jpg?v=1694873459","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-and-works-of-goethe-with-sketches-of-his-age-and-contemporaries-from-published-and-unpublished-sources-paperback-9781108027625","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}