Love, Life, Goethe: How to be Happy in an Imperfect World - Softcover

Armstrong, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141011289 ISBN 13: 9780141011288

Publisher: Penguin, 2007

Synopsis

Is it possible to be truly happy? In an imperfect world, how can we live well with what we have, and accept what we don’t have?

In Love, Life, Goethe, John Armstrong looks at the life of the renowned yet often misunderstood writer Goethe to show the surprising ways in which we can learn from him, whether in love, suffering, friendship or family. He shows how relevant Goethe is to the way we live today, and how he wanted (much the same as us) to live life well. From work to our relationships to money and success, John Armstrong explores the main themes of our existence through Goethe, and helps us learn how to live.

About this title

Review:

Lucid and engaging ... blows away the dust from this most misunderstood of major writers -- Independent on Sunday

About the Author:

John Armstrong was born in Glasgow in 1966. Previously a research fellow and director of the Aesthetics Programme at the University of London, he is currently a research fellow in the philosophy of art at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is author of Conditions of Love and The Secret Power of Beauty, both published by Penguin.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0141011289
• ISBN 13: 9780141011288
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512