Goethe (Life & Times)
Publisher: Haus Publishers Ltd.
Published: May 1, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9781904341642
Subjects: Biography: general; Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; Literature (Specific Aspects); German Literature; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; German; Biography/Autobiography; Scientists - General; Entertainment & Performing Arts - Theatre; Literary; Biography & Autobiography / Literary
First sentence: A portrayal of Goethe that makes use of his own words can draw on an almost endless supply of sources.
Description: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) was not only an exceptionally prolific and versatile writer. As a minister of state in the small duchy of Sachsen-Weimar he had to deal with issues arising from the French Revolution, the continental rule of Napoleon, and even the dawn of the industrial age.