"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."
By:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Edited by:
David E. Welbery Translated by:
Victor Lange, Judith Ryan Imprint: Princeton University Press Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 235mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 16mm
Weight: 425g ISBN:9780691043463 ISBN 10: 0691043469 Pages: 312 Publication Date:29 January 1996 Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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ELT Advanced
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Primary
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
