The Auto-Biography of Goethe - Truth and Poetry: From my Own Life (Paperback)

The playwright and critic John Oxenford (1812-77) had an acute aptitude for languages. Although he translated both Moliere and Calderon into English, he specialised in German translations and set high standards, not least with his rendering of several works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Among the greatest literary figures of his day, Goethe combined considerable achievements as a poet, novelist and playwright with his diverse interests in natural science and politics. This two-volume translation of his autobiography first appeared in 1848-9. In Volume 1, Goethe tells the story of his life from the day he was born until the publication of The Sorrows of Young Werther, which attained cult status almost immediately after it was released in 1774. As the protagonist of his own story, Goethe reflects here on how he himself came of age.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies, Volume 1
Release date:	February 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Translators:	John Oxenford
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	536
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-05746-2
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Literary Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 16th to 18th centuries Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Biography > Literary
LSN:	1-108-05746-2
Barcode:	9781108057462

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