| Goethe, Volume 11: The Sorrows of Young Werther--Elective Affinities--Novella Contributor(s): Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang (Author), Welbery, David E. (Editor), Lange, Victor (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0691043469 ISBN-13: 9780691043463 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 1995 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95036759 |
| Series: Princeton Paperbacks |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 6.13" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Germany - Ethnic Orientation - German |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |