Maxims and Reflections

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Peter Hutchinson, Elisabeth Stopp

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Penguin Classics
12 October 1998

First complete translation into English of 'Maximem und Reflexionen'

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.

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Translated by: Elisabeth Stopp
Volume editor: Peter Hutchinson
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9780140447200
ISBN 10: 0140447202
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 12 October 1998
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) Trans. Elisabeth Stopp, Edited With An Introduction And Notes By Peter Hutchinson

Reviews for Maxims and Reflections

If you are a professor or established researcher, buy this book, show it to your students and start a reading group about the various chapters. If you are a postdoc or Ph.D.-student, buy this book, show it to your advisors and start a reading group about the various chapters. I can guarantee that you will learn a lot and get many new insights. -- Erik I. Svensson, Animal Biology, Vol. 57, No. 3<br> Impressive compendium of essays ... I encourage evolutionary biologists of all stripes to read it. --BioScience<br>