Goethe in Context
Goethe in Context
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USDOne of the most prolific and versatile writers of all time, Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749–1832) made an impact that continues to extend far beyond his native Germany. The variety of human questions and experiences treated in his works is arguably without parallel. He also had (for his era) an unusually long life, which spanned the French Revolution, the end of the Holy Roman Empire and subsequent reshaping of the German-speaking world, and the rapid onset of industrial modernity. In thirty-seven short essays, leading international scholars explore Goethe's life and times, his literary works, his activity in the realms of art, philosophy and natural science, his reception of – and indeed by – other cultures, and, finally, the resonance of his work in our time. The aim of this collection is to open as many windows as possible onto Goethe's wide-ranging intellectual and practical activity, and to give a sense of his ongoing importance.
- Includes a wide variety of perspectives on Goethe's life and work, introducing new readers to the many dimensions of Goethe's career and the many biographical angles from which he can be approached
- Packages world-class scholarship in an accessible format, rendering the essential but more challenging aspects of Goethe's work – such as his philosophy – comprehensible to newer readers
- Incorporates new perspectives from the latest research, giving fresh insight and new stimulus to more experienced readers
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May 2024Adobe eBook Reader
9781009041843
0 pages
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Table of Contents
- Introduction Charlotte Lee
- Part I. Life and Times:
- 1. The life Nicholas Boyle
- 2. Frankfurt and Weimar Joachim Whaley
- 3. Weimar court and society Astrid Köhler
- 4. Goethe as civil servant Stephanie Galasso
- 5. Class Matthew Bell
- 6. The French revolution W. Daniel Wilson
- 7. Religion Yael Almog
- Part II. Literature:
- 8. Poetry Charlotte Lee
- 9. Drama Thomas Martinec
- 10. Prose Sarah Vandegrift Eldridge
- 11. 'Faust' T. J. Reed
- 12. 'Wilhelm Meister' Frederick Amrine
- 13. Classicism Steffan Davies
- 14. Romanticism Stefan Matuschek
- Part III. Art:
- 15. Greek and Roman art Katherine Harloe
- 16. Goethe's drawings Petra Maisak
- 17. Goethe the collector Catriona MacLeod
- 18. Goethe and the invention of the Weimar landscape Liliane Weissberg
- Part IV. Philosophy and Science:
- 19. Goethe and philosophy Willi Goetschel
- 20. Goethe's improper mode of thought Clark S. Muenzer
- 21. Goethe and German idealism Gabriel Trop
- 22. Morphology Claudia Nitschke
- 23. Colour theory Gerhard Lauer
- 24. Geology Jennifer Caisley
- Part V. World Cultures: Inspiration and Reception:
- 25. Italy Grazia Pulvirenti and Renata Gambino
- 26. Britain Anne Bohnenkamp
- 27. France Robert Vilain
- 28. Iran Amir Irani-Tehrani
- 29. China Johannes D. Kaminski
- 30. America Daniel Carranza
- 31. Weltliteratur (world literature) Angus Nicholls
- Part VI. Goethe's Lasting Significance:
- 32. Faust and modernity Michael Jaeger
- 33. Goethe's portrayal of love: family, same-sex, and non-exclusive Susan E. Gustafson
- 34. Goethe and the musical world Mark Austin
- 35. Goethe and our endangered natural world Heather I. Sullivan
- 36. Goethe out of context postscript: oracle bones Frederick Amrine.
