num_pages: 280
description: Campaign in France 1792 -Siege of Mainz , Goethe's narrative of the unsuccessful campaign and the siege, has become a classic text for the history of Franco-German relations during the revolutionary period. A product of recollection, historical hindsight, and considerable study of other published sources, it is a fascinating document of the military catastrophe exposing the decline of Prussian power since the death of Frederick II, which eventually culminated in Napoleon's devastating 1806 victory at Jena and Auerstedt.
language: English
title: From My Life: Poetry and Truth, Part 4
titlecomplete: From My Life: Poetry and Truth, Part 4 (Goethe: The Collected Works, Vol. 5)
genres: German Literature, Classics, Autobiography
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Princeton University Press