The Spell of Italy: Vacation, Magic, and the Attraction of Goethe Contributor(s): Block, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814332692 ISBN-13: 9780814332696 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $55.43 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2006 Annotation: A study of the lure of Italy in German culture from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Art | Individual Artists - General |
Dewey: 830.932 |
LCCN: 2005024089 |
Series: Kritik: German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies |
Physical Information: 0.89" H x 6.36" W x 9.2" (1.26 lbs) 328 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Cultural Region - Germany |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Wearied by his life as an administrator at the Duke's court in Weimar, in 1786 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe departed unannounced in the middle of the night for what had been the destination of his imagination since childhood: Italy. His extended stay there dramatically affected his views of art, architecture, prose, poetry, and science. When he returned to Germany and Weimar, Goethe's experiences translated into his life and work in ways that influenced countless others as they developed Germany's own brand of high culture. |