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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140447202

ISBN-139780140447200

eBay Product ID (ePID)384396

Product Key Features

Number of Pages208 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameMaxims and Reflections

SubjectEuropean / German, Quotations, General

Publication Year1999

TypeNot Available

AuthorJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Philosophy, Référence

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight5.6 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5.1 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN99-187223

Notes byHutchinson, Peter

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Grade ToUP

Dewey Decimal838.6

Intended AudienceTrade

Table Of ContentMaxims and ReflectionsPreface Introduction Further Reading A Note on the Text FROM ELECTIVE AFFINITIES (1809) From Ottilie's Diary FROM ART AND ANTIQUITY Vol. I, issue 3: Naïvety and Humour (1818) Vol. II, issue 3: Matters of Serious Moment (1820) Vol. III, issue 1: Own and Adopted Ideas in Proverbial Formulation (1821) Vol. IV, issue 2: Own and Assimilated Material (1823) Vol. V, issue 1: Individual Points (1824) Vol. V, issue 2: Individual Points (1825) Vol. V, issue 3: Individual Points (1826) Vol. VI, issue 1: [untitled] (1827) FROM THE PERIODICAL ISSUES ON MORPHOLOGY Vol. I, issue 4: [untitled] (1822) FROM THE PERIODICAL ISSUES ON THE NATURAL SCIENCES Vol. II, issue 1: Old Ideas, Almost out of Date (1823) FROM WILHELM MEISTER'S JOURNEYMAN YEARS (1829) Thoughs about Art, Ethics and Nature in the Spirit of the Travellers From Makarie's Archive POSTHUMOUS On Literature and Life On Art and Art History: Aphorisms for the Attention of Friends and Opponents On Nature and Natural Science Sketchy, Doubtful, Incomplete Jottings Addenda from the Posthumous Papers Notes

SynopsisThroughout his long, hectic and astonishingly varied life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) would jot down his passing thoughts on theatre programmes, visiting cards, draft manuscripts and even bills ... Goethe was probably the last true 'Renaissance Man'. Although employed as a Privy Councillor at the Duke of Weimar's court, where he helped oversee major mining, road-building and irrigation projects, he also painted, directed plays, carried out research in anatomy, botany and optics - and still found time to produce masterpieces in every literary genre. His fourteen hundred Maxims and Reflections reveal some of his deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Although variable in quality, the vast majority have a freshness and immediacy which vividly conjure up Goethe the man. They make an ideal introduction to one of the greatest of European writers., Throughout his long, hectic and astonishingly varied life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) would jot down his passing thoughts on theatre programmes, visiting cards, draft manuscripts and even bills... Goethe was probably the last true 'Renaissance Man'. Although employed as a Privy Councillor at the Duke of Weimar's court, where he helped oversee major mining, road-building and irrigation projects, he also painted, directed plays, carried out research in anatomy, botany and optics - and still found time to produce masterpieces in every literary genre. His 1, 413 maxims and reflections reveal not only some of his deepest thoughts on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. With a freshness and immediacy which vividly conjure up Goethe the man, they make an ideal introduction to one of the greatest of European writers., Throughout his long, hectic and astonishingly varied life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) would jot down his passing thoughts on theatre programmes, visiting cards, draft manuscripts and even bills ... Goethe was probably the last true 'Renaissance Man'. Although employed as a Privy Councillor at the Duke of Weimar's court, where he helped oversee major mining, road-building and irrigation projects, he also painted, directed plays, carried out research in anatomy, botany and optics - and still found time to produce masterpieces in every literary genre. His fourteen hundred Maxims and Reflections reveal some of his deepest thought on art, ethics, literature and natural science, but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters or his administrative work. Although variable in quality, the vast majority have a freshness and immediacy which vividly conjure up Goethe the man. They make an ideal introduction to one of the greatest of European writers. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPT2027.M2S76 1998