Goethe Johann: 598 books

A two-part version of Goethe's great work, retaining the mighty scope, linguistic daring and philosophical intricacy of the original. God and Mephistopheles make a bet on who can win the soul of Dr Faust. The good doctor signs a contract that offers him boundless knowledge and sensual gratification...

An introduction to Goethes natural scientific writings, this book provides an alternative approach to a science of living nature, one that goes beyond simple numbers and measurements. Goethes development of morphological thought is a disciplined methodology that provides such an alternative. Through...

This classic selection of writings by Goethe reflects the author's philosophy of love and death.

The Sorrows Of Werther (J. W. VON GOETHE) - Criticism And Interpretation by Thomas Carlyle The Banner Of The Upright Seven (GOTTFRIED KELLER) - Criticisms And Interpretations by John Firman Coar and Calvin Thomas The Rider On The White Horse (THEODOR STORM) - Criticism And Interpretation by Adolf Stern...

Hailed as Germany's greatest contribution to world literature, Goethe's Faust drew upon a folktale and Marlowe's Dr. Faustus for inspiration. But in this epic version, Faust sells his soul not for magic powers but for a heightened sense of existence. Part One covers his pact with Mephistopheles and...

Pubblicato nel 1774, questo romanzo in forma epistolare è una delle opere giovanili di Goethe e viene comunemente definito come l'opera che dà inizio al romanticismo tedesco, oltre che al movimento dello 'Sturm und Drang'. È composto dalle lettere che il protagonista, Werther, un ventenne di ottima...

Goethe scrisse le Elegie Romane a Weimar fra il 1788 e il 1790, dopo il ritorno da un viaggio in Italia. Il contenuto fa supporre che il poeta abbia vissuto a Roma una intesa storia d’amore. Questa edizione, tradotta da Luigi Pirandello, riporta un ritratto dell’autore di Ugo Fleres.

Vampire - Tödliche Verführer Blutsaugende Nachtgestalten, die seit Jahrhunderten die Köpfe der Menschen beschäftigen. Wie real sind sie? Lesen Sie die ersten Geschichten und Gedichte, die je über Vampire geschrieben worden sind, von Goethe, Kipling, Poe, Heine und anderen. Wir wünschen angenehmes...

Tales from the German contens Texts from the most celebrated authors of this country in history: LIBUSSA (J. H. MUSÆUS), THE CRIMINAL FROM LOST HONOUR (FRIEDRICH SCHILLER), THE COLD HEART (WILHELM HAUFF), THE WONDERS IN THE SPESSART (KARL IMMERMANN), NOSE, THE DWARF (W. HAUFF), AXEL (C. F. VAN DER...

Los mejores libros jamás escritos. «¿Tendría, entonces, que ocurrir que lo que hace la felicidad del hombre se haga a su vez la fuente de su desdicha?» La historia de un joven abocado al suicidio por la infelicidad del desamor es la primera gran novela trágica europea. Basada en...

A German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs; an autobiography; literary and aesthetic criticism; treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour; and four novels. In addition, numerous literary and...

A loosely autobiographical novel, this was Goethe's first major success, turning him from an unknown into a celebrated author practically overnight. The majority of the story is a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist with a very sensitive and passionate temperament, sent to his...

This volume, the third in the Sexuality series, contains three complete classics of erotica. The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana, known simply as the Kama Sutra, is justly famous for its descriptions of sexual positions, some of which can still be achieved by citizens of this era of abundant food,...

Freuen Sie sich auf die schönsten Balladen der Deutschen - mysteriös, dramatisch, geheimnisvoll und bewegend. Egal, ob "Der Knabe im Moor", "Der Erlkönig" oder "Die Bürgschaft" - Sie werden staunen, wie viele Balladen Sie noch aus Ihrer Schulzeit kennen und wie viele...