Goethe: 654 books

In 1775, when Goethe was twenty-six, and before he went to Weimar, he began to write “Egmont” After working on it at intervals for twelve years, he finished it at Rome in 1787.

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Prometheus. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs...

Generally considered Germany's greatest literary figure, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) produced a large body of fine literary work that includes novels, plays, stories, scientific treatises, travel accounts, and much other prose. Perhaps at his greatest as a poet, he was the author of numerous...

Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love....

A major work of German romanticism in a translation that is acknowledged as the definitive English language version. The Vintage Classics edition also includes NOVELLA, Goethe's poetic vision of an idyllic pastoral society.

Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend. He is a scholar who is highly successful yet dissatisfied with his life, so he makes a pact with the Devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. The Faust legend has been the basis for many...

Loosely based on Goethe's personal experiences, the novel is written mostly in the form of letters in which Werther recounts his unrequited love for a married woman. Its Sturm und Drang style, portraying the rebellion of youthful genius against conventional standards, makes it a perennial favorite with readers of every era.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German writer,artist, and politician. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany,...

A classic of world literature, Goethe’s Faust is a philosophical and poetic drama full of satire, irony, humor, and tragedy. Martin Greenberg re-creates not only the text’s varied meter and rhyme but also its diverse tones and styles—dramatic and lyrical, reflective and farcical, pathetic and coarse, colloquial and soaring.

One of the most fecund and enduring legends in Western folklore and literature is that of Faust, the old philosopher who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for knowledge and power. Perhaps the most profound treatment of the legend in Goethe's Faust, a dramatic poem that incorporates the story's...

A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original. God and Mephistopheles make a bet on who can win the soul of Dr Faust. The good doctor signs a contract that offers him boundless knowledge and sensual gratification...

An introduction to Goethes natural scientific writings, this book provides an alternative approach to a science of living nature, one that goes beyond simple numbers and measurements. Goethes development of morphological thought is a disciplined methodology that provides such an alternative. Through...

This classic selection of writings by Goethe reflects the author's philosophy of love and death.

The Sorrows Of Werther (J. W. VON GOETHE) - Criticism And Interpretation by Thomas Carlyle The Banner Of The Upright Seven (GOTTFRIED KELLER) - Criticisms And Interpretations by John Firman Coar and Calvin Thomas The Rider On The White Horse (THEODOR STORM) - Criticism And Interpretation by Adolf Stern...