Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. The literary sensation The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) launched its twenty-five year old author on the world stage overnight. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel gave voice to young bourgeois intellectuals who despaired of finding fulfillment and authenticity in a hierarchical, convention-bound society.
In the novel, Werther, a social rebel with artistic leanings,...
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Thoughts and ideas from the versatile and brilliant German writer and statesman. The German author of Faust takes a detour from his usual literary endeavors and offers snippets of his musings on life, literature, science, nature, politics, and the human condition. Essential for fans of Goethe's works, it provides a unique insight into the mind of the last true Renaissance man. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability...
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German writer Johann Goethe's novella "Elective Affinities" is a singular book which attracts both creative minds and pragmatic minds. Romantics at heart will be drawn to the convoluted love affair; married couple Eduard and Charlotte invite two close friends to live with them on their idyllic estate for a short time. The innocent invitation takes an unexpected turn though, as each of the spouses become attracted to their guests. Eduard falls in love...
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Con frac azul y chaleco amarillo, muchos jóvenes en el reino de Prusia (actual Alemania), paseaban por las calles imitando la vestimenta del personaje en el libro sensación de la época, Las penas del joven Werther. Asimismo, la exaltación de las emociones y la trágica culminación, hacía que el suicidio fuera un fenómeno social sin precedentes... y todo por amor. Un libro que sirve de catarsis al mismo Goethe, autor de este libro, en donde...
5) Egmont
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In "Egmont", Goethe relates the fight of Count Egmont (1522-1568) against the despotic Duke of Alba. Egmont is a famous Dutch warrior and the Duke of Alba represents the Spanish invader. Though under threat of arrest, Egmont refuses to run away and give up his ideal of liberty. Imprisoned and abandoned because of the cowardice of his people, and despite the desperate efforts of his mistress Klaerchen, he is sentenced to death. Thus, faced with her...
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Wilhelm goes through deep self-realisation and decides to escape his empty life of a bourgeois businessman. After a failed romance with the theatre, Wilhelm commits himself to the mysterious Tower Society. A coming-of-age tale, a story of education and disillusionment, a novel of ideas ranging across literature, philosophy and politics, a masterpiece that resists all pigeonholing.
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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. The meaning of the word and name has been reinterpreted through the ages. "Faust" has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often used today to describe a person whose headstrong desire for self-fulfillment leads him or her in a diabolical direction.
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Eduard, ein reicher Baron im besten Mannesalter, und seine Frau Charlotte sind ein liebendes Paar. In der Jugend von den Eltern getrennt, haben sie sich im reiferen Alter wiedergefunden und geheiratet. Ihr idyllisches Leben auf dem gemeinsamen Landgut wird jedoch unterbrochen durch die Ankunft des Hauptmannes, eines Freundes von Eduard, und Ottilies, Charlottes Pflegetochter, und bald ist nichts mehr so wie es war. Denn Eduard und Ottilie fühlen...
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Aus einem Zirkus entlaufen zwei Raubtiere - ein Tiger und ein Löwe. Als eine Fürstin von dem Tiger angegriffen wird, wird dieser von einem Begleiter erschossen. Die Schaustellerfamilie fürchtet nun um das Leben des Löwen. Tatsächlich gelingt es dem Sohn der Familie, den Löwen aus seinem Versteck zu locken und ihn damit vor dem gewaltsamen Tod zu bewahren. Parabelhaft birgt diese Geschichte die Erkenntnis, dass der Mächtige durch Kunst und Liebe...
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Por más que Las confesiones de un alma bella constituya un texto de carácter literario, en él se encierra un interés filosófico, al menos a juzgar por la extensión del concepto de "alma bella" en la filosofía del siglo xviii, como se encuentra en Rousseau, Hegel, Schiller, entre otros. No obstante su origen se remonta hasta Platón, y de este a Plotino, de Plotino a san Agustín y de aquí a la mística alemana de la baja Edad Media y a la...
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By the time Goethe's "Theory of Colours" appeared in 1810, the wavelength theory of light and colour had been firmly established. To Goethe, the theory was the result of mistaking an incidental result for an elemental principle. Far from pretending to a knowledge of physics, he insisted that such knowledge was an actual hindrance to understanding. He based his conclusions exclusively upon exhaustive personal observation of the phenomena of colour....
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2016" Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was one of the greatest writers of the German Romantic period. Matthew Bell is professor of German and comparative literature at King's College London. His books include Goethe's Naturalistic Anthropology and Melancholia: The Western Malady.
The most comprehensive one-volume collection of Goethe's writings ever published in English
The Essential Goethe...
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Johann Wolfgang Goethes 1776 erschienenes und uraufgeführtes Drama Stella, ein »Schauspiel für Liebende«, handelt von Cäcilie (anfangs unter dem Namen Madame Sommer), ihrer Tochter Lucie, der Baronesse Stella – und Fernando, der Mann, der beide Frauen verlassen hat und sich zu beiden Frauen hingezogen fühlt. In einer Poststation treffen sie alle zusammen. In der Folge lösen Fluchtgedanken und Verzichtsbekundungen einander ab. Die schließlich...
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Beloved by the gods for his wisdom, the demigod Tantalus was once invited to their fellowship. Becoming boisterous whilst celebrating with them, he began to boast, and he stole the gods' nectar and ambrosia, their food of immortality. When the gods came to see Tantalus in turn, he tested their omniscience by offering his own son Pelops to them as their meal. Offended by the deception, the gods banished Tantalus from their community to Tartarus and...
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These are the letters of Werther, a young artist of highly sensitive and passionate temperament, sent to his friend Wilhelm. In these letters, Werther gives an intimate account of his stay in the village Wahlheim. He is, enchanted by the peasants there and falls instantly in love with Charlotte. Charlotte is, however, already engaged.
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Mit dem Geheimrat zu verreisen, ist ein ganz besonderes Vergnügen. Im September 1786 bricht Johann Wolfgang Goethe – 37-jährig und gelangweilt vom Ministerleben – in Richtung Süden auf. Es geht über den Brenner und an den Gardasee, über Verona nach Venedig, weiter über Bologna, Rom und Neapel bis nach Sizilien. Die "Italienische Reise" ist eine der berühmtesten Reisebeschreibungen der Literaturgeschichte, sie ist aber auch ein Buch über...
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El apasionado y sentimental Werther ha encontrado la felicidad en un pequeño pueblo en el que el delicioso paisaje y la gente sencilla que lo habita aportan la calma y la serenidad que precisa su inquieto espíritu. Durante un baile trabará amistad con Lotte, la hija de un corregidor del príncipe, quien desde el primer instante despierta en él una pasión que ni siquiera el compromiso matrimonial de la joven puede apagar. Pese a ser consciente...
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Loosely based on Goethe's personal experiences, the novel is written mostly in the form of letters in which Werther recounts his unrequited love for a married woman. Its Sturm und Drang style, portraying the rebellion of youthful genius against conventional standards, makes it a perennial favorite with readers of every era.
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Goetz de Berlichingen, el caballero de la mano de hierro, fue en la realidad histórica un caballero imperial, militar, escritor y aventurero del Sacro imperio germánico de la Alemania del XVI, que convierte Goethe en figura poética y caballeresca, influenciado por los éxitos de Shakespeare.
Goetz vive en su castillo, siempre dispuesto a la aventura. Weislingen, hombre influyente en la corte del obispo de Bamberg, es hecho prisionero por Goetz,...
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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend who makes a pact with the Devil in exchange for knowledge. The meaning of the word and name has been, reinterpreted through the ages. "Faust" has taken on a connotation distinct from its original use, and is often, used today to describe a person whose headstrong desire for self-fulfillment leads him or her in a diabolical direction.