Goethe's Poems: Selected and Annotated, With a Study of the Development of Goethe's Art and View of Life in His Lyrical Poetry (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

9780331716658: Goethe's Poems: Selected and Annotated, With a Study of the Development of Goethe's Art and View of Life in His Lyrical Poetry (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Goethe's Poems: Selected and Annotated, With a Study of the Development of Goethe's Art and View of Life in His Lyrical Poetry

The current editions of Goethe's poems either follow the order of the final edition prepared under Goethe's care or substitute chronological arrangements. Most of the Ger man, and especially the unabridged, editions represent the former method. The two good American selections are in the chronological order; the older one, prepared by Professor Charles Harris, of Western Reserve University (d. 0. Heath Co., without deviations; and the slightly more recent one, by Professor Julius Goebel, of the University of Illinois (henry Holt and Company, with modifications necessitated by his suggestive main divisions.

The principal disadvantage common to both these methods is that they fail to establish promptly and decisively the distinctive character of Goethe's work.

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The German poet, novelist, playwright, courtier, scientist, and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) ranks among the greatest authors of Western literature. His best known writings include "The Sorrows of Young Werther" (his first novel) and "Faust" (a drama in two parts).

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