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selected works including the sorrows of young werther elective affinities italian journey faust
p one of the towering figures of world literature goethe has never held quite as prominent a place in the english speaking world as he deserves . this collection of his four major works together with a selection of his finest letters and poems shows that he is not only one of the very greatest european writers he is also accessible entertaining and contemporary . p the sorrows of young werther is a story of self destructive love that made its author a celebrity overnight at the age of twenty five . its exploration of the conflicts between ideas and feelings between circumstance and desire continues in his controversial novel probing the institution of marriage elective affinities . the cosmic drama of faust goes far beyond the realism of the novels in a poetic exploration of good and evil while italian journey written in the authors old age recalls his youth in italy and the impact of mediterranean culture on a young northerner . p translators include w. h. auden louise bogan david constantine barker fairley and elizabeth mayer br book jacket status jacketed
hardcover alfred a. knopf 2000 isbn 0375410449
abridged n isbn 13 9780375410444 number of pages 1180 publisher random house inc release date 959644800000 series title everymans library cloth