{"product_id":"goethe-treasury-selected-prose-and-poetry","title":"Goethe Treasury: Selected Prose and Poetry","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eGoethe Treasury: Selected Prose and Poetry\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780486447803\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDover Publications\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2006\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003eBest known today as the author of \u003ci\u003eFaust, \u003c\/i\u003e Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) first exploded into the public consciousness with \u003ci\u003eThe Sorrows of Young Werther \u003c\/i\u003ewhen he was twenty-four\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e He was already a respected poet by then; and in addition to these forms, he wrote travelogues, autobiographical sketches, essays, letters, and proverbs in rhyme and prose. This collection offers outstanding examples of each genre from the great German writer's prolific career.\u003cbr\u003eThe poems range in theme from youthful romantic obsessions to mature reflections on life. \"The Erl-King\" and \"The Sorcerer's Apprentice\" appear among the ballads, and his fiction in this collection includes the entire text of \u003ci\u003eWerther\u003c\/i\u003e and passages from \u003ci\u003eWilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship \u003c\/i\u003eand other works. Other writings feature observations on travel in Italy, criticism of the works of Shakespeare and Byron, and letters to friends and family. These sensitive translations by Sir Walter Scott, Stephen Spender, Thomas Carlyle, and others were specially selected by the Nobel laureate and giant of modern German literature, Thomas Mann, who provides an informative introduction.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Goethe Treasury: Selected Prose and Poetry | Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe | Paperback | 9780486447803 | Used: Like New | Literary Collections 1718691","offer_id":48708321018008,"sku":"1718691","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/41fKcS6oJqL.jpg?v=1773781542","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/goethe-treasury-selected-prose-and-poetry","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}