The Sorrows of Young Werther, Elective Affinities, Novella (Goethe: The Collected Works, Vol. 11) [Paperback]

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Author), Victor Lange (Translator), Judith Ryan (Translator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0691043469 | ISBN-13: 978-0691043463 | Publication Date: October 30, 1995

Containing three of Goethe's major prose works, this volume explores a range of themes: unfulfilled love, infidelity, divorce, tragic love, fantasy, and moral rebirth. One of Goethe's best known works, The Sorrows of Young Werther, explores the extremes of the subjective experience through the novel's depiction of a sensitive young man caught up in a love impossible to fulfill. In Elective Affinities, a novel of tragic love, Goethe employs all the requisites of sentimental romance to give a deeply ironic perspective to the idea of love. As the title indicates, Novella examines the possibilities inherent in this genre.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (October 30, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691043469
• ISBN-13: 978-0691043463
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #603,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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