Goethe, Volume 9 – Wilhelm Meister`s Apprenticeship: 09 (Goethe the Collected Works) - Softcover

Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang; Blackall, Eric A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691043442 ISBN 13: 9780691043449

Publisher: Princeton University Press, 1995

Synopsis

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, a novel of self-realization greatly admired by the Romantics, has been called the first Bildungsroman and has had a tremendous influence on the history of the German novel. The story centers on Wilhelm, a young man living in the mid-1700s who strives to break free from the restrictive world of economics and seeks fulfillment as an actor and playwright. Along with Eric Blackall's fresh translation of the work, this edition contains notes and an afterword by the translator that aims to put this novel into historical and artistic perspective for twentieth-century readers while showing how it defies categorization.

About this title

Review:

"One of the most influential literary works of the early nineteenth century . . . a masterpiece that resists all pigeonholing." --"Independent"

From the Publisher:

Unique edition of a masterpiece of German literature.

Includes photographs, a 10,000-word section on Goethe's life and works, with a longer chapter on Wilhelm Meister, anecdotes, critical perspectives, adaptations and spin-offs. A good number of notes accompany this edition.

Lavishly produced on natural, high-quality paper, and affordably priced.

About this edition

• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0691043442
• ISBN 13: 9780691043449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 396