num_pages: 166
description: This study is addressed to two the community of Goethe scholars and the wider audience of English-speaking readers interested in improving their acquaintance with Germany's greatest author. It presents a new understanding of the story and a corresponding reinterpretation of the novel as an allegory depicting the forces at work in western civilization at the opening of the nineteenth century and foretelling the outcome of their interaction.
language: English
title: Goethe's «Elective Affinities»: An Interpretation
titlecomplete: Goethe's «Elective Affinities»: An Interpretation (American University Studies)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers