description: Wilhelm Meister was written in two parts, The Years of Apprenticeship and The Years of Travel, and in this new translation, having previously appeared in hardcover, is now published in six simultaneous paperback volumes at the time of the 150th anniversary of Goethe’s death. H. M. Waidson is Professor of German at the University College of Swansea and has made other translations of Goethe, Gotthelf and other German-language authors. He has recently completed a collection of contemporary Swiss short stories in English translation.Having completed his apprenticeship and emerged to full manhood in The Years of Apprenticeship, Wilhelm sets off to discover the world, taking with him his son Felix. Wilhelm is now a mature observer of the people and scenes he encounters and better able to understand the complexities of the world and the anxieties and passions he encounters.
language: English
title: Wilhelm Meister, Volume Four: Wilhelm Meister's Years of Travel, Book 1
titlecomplete: Wilhelm Meister, Volume Four: Wilhelm Meister's Years of Travel, Book 1
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Riverrun Press