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Availability:In StockContributor:Ritchie RobertsonSeries:Very Short IntroductionsPublish date:4/1/2016Pages:160
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199689255ISBN-10:199689253UPC:9780199689255Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, PoetryBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, EuropeanBook Topic:GermanSize:6.70 x 4.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.27Product ID:SC2YC4ZY9X
In 1878 the Victorian critic Matthew Arnold wrote: 'Goethe is the greatest poet of modern times... because having a very considerable gift for poetry, he was at the same time, in the width, depth, and richness of his criticism of life, by far our greatest modern man.' In this Very Short Introduction Ritchie Robertson covers the life and work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832): scientist, administrator, artist, art critic and supreme literary writer in a vast variety of genres. Looking at Goethe's poetry, novels and drama pieces, as well as his travel writing, autobiography, and essays on art and aesthetics, Robertson analyses some of the key themes in his works: love, nature, religion and tragedy. Dispelling the misconception of Goethe as a sedate Victorian sage, Robertson shows how much of his art was rooted in turbulent personal conflicts, and draws on recent research to present a complete portrait of the scientific work and political activity which accompanied Goethe's writings. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780199689255ISBN-10:199689253UPC:9780199689255Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, PoetryBook Subcategory:Literary Figures, EuropeanBook Topic:GermanSize:6.70 x 4.20 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.27Product ID:SC2YC4ZY9X
Ritchie Robertson is Taylor Professor of German in the University of Oxford. He is Research Director for the Modern Languages Faculty, co-director (with Carolin Duttlinger and Katrin Kohl) of the Oxford Kafka Research Centre, convenor of the Bithell Series of Dissertations in German, and editor of the new series Germanic Literatures to be published from 2013 by Legenda. He is the author of The 'Jewish Question' in German Literature, 1749-1939: Emancipation and its Discontents (OUP, 1999), Mock-Epic Poetry from Pope to Heine (OUP, 2009), and Kafka; A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2004). He has translated several German authors into English for the Oxford World's Classics and Penguin Classics series, and has been a Fellow of the British Academy since 2004.
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