Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832

Overview

Works:	46,208 works in 115,053 publications in 97 languages and 937,127 library holdings
Genres:	Tragedies German fiction German drama Drama Stage adaptations Love stories Diary fiction Spanish language materials Autobiographical fiction Epistolary fiction
Roles:	Lyricist, Other, Honoree, Creator, Librettist, Bibliographic antecedent, Editor, Translator, Illustrator, Dedicatee, Recipient, Author of introduction, Compiler, Correspondent, Contributor, Performer, Composer, Adapter, Collector, Interviewee, Artist, Author of screenplay, Interviewer, Arranger, Secretary, Collaborator
Classifications:	pt2026.f2, 832.6

Most widely held works about Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Goethe; a collection of critical essays by Victor Lange( Book )
The beloved returns = Lotte in Weimar by Thomas Mann( Book )
Goethe, his life and times by Richard Friedenthal( Book )
Goethe : the poet and the age by Nicholas Boyle( Book )
The life of Goethe by George Henry Lewes( Book )

Rousseau, Kant, Goethe : two essays by Ernst Cassirer( Book )

Goethe and Schubert the unseen bond by Kenneth S Whitton( Book )

Goethe's way of science a phenomenology of nature( Book )

Representative men : seven lectures by Ralph Waldo Emerson( Book )

A Faust symphony by Franz Liszt( Sound Recording )

Goethe and Beethoven by Romain Rolland( Book )

Goethe by T. J Reed( Book )

Goethe on art by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )

Goethe and world literature by Fritz Strich( Book )

Goethe by Friedrich Gundolf( Book )

The German image of Goethe by Wolfgang Leppmann( Book )

Goethe's image of man and society by Arnold Bergsträsser( Book )

Goethe & the Greeks by Humphrey Trevelyan( Book )

Essays on art and literature by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )

Goethe and the modern age; the international convocation at Aspen, Colorado, 1949 by International Goethe Convocation( Book )

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Most widely held works by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
8,021 editions published between 1787 and 2011 in 69 languages and held by 5,993 libraries worldwide
Goethe's most complex and profound work, Faust was the effort of the great poet's entire lifetime. Written over 60 years, it can be read as a document of Goethe's moral and artistic development.

The sufferings of young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
2,938 editions published between 1303 and 2012 in 51 languages and held by 3,453 libraries worldwide
German classic about a young romantic's life and suicide which sparked a rash of suicide in the 18th century.

Faust. Part one by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
738 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 38 languages and held by 2,520 libraries worldwide
Faust is a classic of world literature, yet until now no English rendition of Goethe's philosophical and poetic drama has been able to capture its life, satire, irony, humor, and tragedy. Award-winning translator and critic Martin Greenberg here presents the first faithful, readable, and elegantly written version of Geothe's masterpiece available in English.

Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
835 editions published between 1795 and 2010 in 21 languages and held by 2,085 libraries worldwide
Novel centering upon it's hero, Wilhelm's attempts to escape the empty life of a bourgeois businessman.

Hermann und Dorothea by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
1,427 editions published between 1797 and 2010 in 28 languages and held by 2,030 libraries worldwide
Goethe's "novelette in verse" tells the story of a young girl who finds love after fleeing the chaos of the French Revolution. This work influenced many artists of the day, including Arthur Hugh Clough, whose The Bothie borrows heavily from this work.

Elective affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
674 editions published between 1800 and 2011 in 31 languages and held by 1,905 libraries worldwide
Carlota encounters Eduardo, a man she loved two decades before. The couple marries and the film follows their infidelities into anguish.

Egmont by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
830 editions published between 1342 and 2010 in 30 languages and held by 1,869 libraries worldwide
Drama about the the fight of Count Egmont (1522-1568) against the Duke of Albe in the seventeenth century Spanish Netherlands. Though under threat of arrest Egmont refuses to run away and give up his ideal of liberty. Imprisoned and abandoned because of the cowardliness of his people and despite the desperate efforts of his mistress Clärchen he is sentenced to death.

Gespräche mit Goethe in den letzten Jahren seines Lebens by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
812 editions published between 1827 and 2010 in 15 languages and held by 1,674 libraries worldwide
Includes the texts, covering the period 1823-1832, an autobiography and other background material, and commentary.

The autobiography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
865 editions published between 1800 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,636 libraries worldwide
In the work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) one can find the seed of most German thought, literature, science and theology. A hugely influential man, not only on Germany but on the rest of Europe, Goethe's best known work is the two-part play Faust . Goethe was a privy-councilor to the Duchy of Weimar and his interest in foreign literature helped birth the concept of the world literature. George Eliot called Goethe "Germany's greatest man of letters & hellip;and ...

Italian journey, 1786-1788 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
726 editions published between 1816 and 2011 in 17 languages and held by 1,514 libraries worldwide
"In 1786, when he was already the acknowledged leader of the Sturm und Drang literary movement, Goethe set out on a journey to Italy to fulfil a personal and artistic quest and to find relief from his responsibilities and the agonies of unrequited love. As he travelled to Venice, Rome, Naples and Sicily he wrote many letters, which he later used as the basis for the Italian Journey. A journal full of fascinating observations on art and history, and the plants, landscape and the character of the local people he encountered, this is also a moving account of the psychological crisis from which Goethe emerged newly inspired to write the great works of his mature years." -- Book cover.

Symphony no. 8 by Gustav Mahler( Sound Recording )
133 editions published between 1910 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,477 libraries worldwide

Iphigenie auf Tauris : ein Schauspiel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
993 editions published between 1787 and 2011 in 28 languages and held by 1,415 libraries worldwide
Includes audio performance of text; fully searchable with notes, references and hypertext links.

Selected poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
184 editions published between 1784 and 2003 in 8 languages and held by 1,305 libraries worldwide

Theory of colours by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
214 editions published between 1810 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 1,176 libraries worldwide
In this classic of speculative science, Goethe, the author of Faust and one of the world's greatest thinkers, provides a unique perspective on the nature of color. While not scientifically correct in light of current knowledge, the book is invaluable in its exploration of color, art, aesthetics, and philosophy. Its inimitable prose and stimulating ideas have made it a longtime favorite with intelligent readers.

Torquato Tasso by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
580 editions published between 1790 and 2009 in 21 languages and held by 1,146 libraries worldwide
Torquato Tasso, the 16th century poet, is the protagonist in this drama, which takes place at the summer palace of the duke of Ferrara. The play deals with the poet as romantic outsider, and with the general failure of communication between artist and society.

Goethes Werke by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
5,306 editions published between 1787 and 2005 in 6 languages and held by 1,143 libraries worldwide

Götz von Berlichingen by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
954 editions published between 1773 and 2010 in 21 languages and held by 1,136 libraries worldwide

Reineke Fuchs by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
464 editions published between 1794 and 2011 in 16 languages and held by 892 libraries worldwide
Zeitloses Geschehen: "Der Stoff ist ja von gestern und heut!" Charakterisiert ein Xenion die "unheilige Weltbibel", der Goethe während der Schreckensherrschaft der französischen Revolution begegnete. Ihm ging es darum, kein neues Werk zu dichten, sondern den alten Bestand der Fabel möglichst getreu wiederzugeben und der alten Volkserzählung ihren zeitlosen Sinn zu offenbaren. Um ihren "köstlichen Gehalt" in die hohe Sphären der antiken Epen zu heben, wählte Goethe auch das erhabenste Versmass, den Hexamter. Tatsächlich werden auch heute noch Jugendliche mit Vergnügen dieser poetischen Sprache, wenn auch oft nicht mehr vertraut, folgen und den tieferen Sinn verstehen. Dieter Wiesmüllers präzise und humorvolle Zeichnungen helfen dabei, das trubulente Geschehen am Hofe Nobels voller Ränkespiele und Schlaumeierei in die heutige Zeit zu übertragen und die Tierfabel als Spiegel menschlicher Unzulänglichkeit zu sehen. Wer diese wie Reineke, der schlaue Erzgauner, zu nutzen versteht, findet auch in der heutigen Gesellschaft seinen Vorteil, davon berichten die Medien täglich. Ab 12 Jahren, *****, Elisabeth Tschudi-Moser.

West-östlicher Divan by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
519 editions published between 1810 and 2010 in 17 languages and held by 743 libraries worldwide
"Edition bilingue allemand-français.

Goethes sämtliche Werke by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe( Book )
691 editions published between 1840 and 1969 in 3 languages and held by 405 libraries worldwide

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Related Identities

Schiller, Friedrich 1759-1805 Creator
Trunz, Erich Editor
Schubert, Franz 1797-1828 Composer
Eckermann, Johann Peter 1792-1854 Editor
Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Composer
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 Lyricist
Gräf, Hans Gerhard Editor
Faust d. ca. 1540
Steiner, Rudolf 1861-1925 Editor
Carlyle, Thomas 1795-1881 Translator

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Gespräche mit Goethe in den letzten Jahren seines Lebens

The autobiography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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