{"product_id":"the-life-of-goethe-9780631231738","title":"The Life of Goethe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGoethe established a major European reputation and profoundly influenced his contemporaries and literary successors, not least among them the British Romantic writers Coleridge, Scott, and Byron. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comprehensive one-volume study of a major European literary figure.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeals in depth and detail with the totality of Goethe''s output and activity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Life of Goethe\u003c\/i\u003e admirably fills a gap in Goethe studies. John Williams provides a patient and thorough life-story.\" \u003ci\u003eAlain de Botton\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Williams's study of Goethe's life and letters is a welcome contribution to Goethe scholarship. By translating all German citations, quotations, and references into English, Williams makes Goethe accessible to the English-speaking audience. \"\u003ci\u003eThe German Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Details importantly formative or influential are mentioned. All examples of significant experience conveyed in his poetry are given in both German as originally written and in English translation. \"\u003ci\u003ePsychological Reports\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"To attempt a critical biography of a writer of Goethe's stature is no mean task and John Williams has shown that he is more than equal to it. He has provided what must be one of the most scholarly and readable accounts in English of Goethe's life and massive achievement. The style is lively and energetic and the English translations of the Goethe quotations are always apt and remarkably close to the original. This is an excellent book, lucid and penetrating. Dr Williams is to be congratulated on this major contribution to Goethe scholarship and for the infectious way in which he communicates his knowledge of, and love for, his subject.\" \u003ci\u003eForum for Modern Language Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Intended for Germanists and non-Germanists alike, John Williams's \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Goethe: A Critical Biography\u003c\/i\u003e deserves to go straight to the top of undergraduate reading lists. As a critical survey, it is hard to see this being surpassed.\" \u003ci\u003eModern Language Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Plates. \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. The Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Lyric Poet.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. The Dramatist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. The Novelist: Prose and Verse Narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Scientist.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex to Goethe's Works.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403453505879,"sku":"9780631231738","price":42.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780631231738.jpg?v=1730483518","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-life-of-goethe-9780631231738","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}