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Hermann and Dorothea Paperback – June 18, 2013

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Author)

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There are few modern poems of any country so perfect in their kind as the "Hermann and Dorothea" of Goethe. In clearness of characterization, in unity of tone, in the adjustment of background and foreground, in the conduct of the narrative, it conforms admirably to the strict canons of art; yet it preserves a freshness and spontaneity in its emotional appeal that are rare in works of so classical a perfection in form. The basis of the poem is a historical incident. In the year 1731 the Archbishop of Salzburg drove out of his diocese a thousand Protestants, who took refuge in South Germany, and among whom was a girl who became the bride of the son of a rich burgher. The occasion of the girl's exile was changed by Goethe to more recent times, and in the poem she is represented as a German from the west bank of the Rhine fleeing from the turmoil caused by the French Revolution. The political element is not a mere background, but is woven into the plot with consummate skill, being used, at one point, for example, in the characterization of Dorothea, who before the time of her appearance in the poem has been deprived of her first betrothed by the guillotine; and, at another, in furnishing a telling contrast between the revolutionary uproar in France and the settled peace of the German village.

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Product Details

Paperback: 94 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 18, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1490474323
ISBN-13: 978-1490474328
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.2 x 9 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,409,482 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #59577 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Classics

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Hermann and Dorethea

By Marieke van Heerde on January 16, 2014

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When you read von Goethe, you don't read it just for the story, you read it, because it's beautifully written.
The story has a beautiful ending and few write better than von Goethe.

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Goethe lives forever

By david yando on February 19, 2013

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brilliant and effective literary imagery. As relevant today as in the time it was written. Goethe lives forever. I have read this more than five times in my lifetime and it still resonates the beauty and brilliance of compassion and natiolnalism.

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