Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Erotica Romana

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe



Also known as the "Roman Elegies," Erotica Romana is von Goethe's literary tribute to human sexuality and eroticism. Written in 24…

Faust I

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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal w…

Theory of Colours

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Newton's observations on the optical spectrum were widely accepted but Goethe noticed the difference between the scientific explanation and …

Faust II

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Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal w…

The Sorrows of Young Werther

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The Sorrows of Young Werther (German, Die Leiden des jungen Werther, originally published as Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is an epistolar…

The Autobiography of Goethe Volume 1

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This Autobiography of Goethe has a lengthy introduction and short biography of Goethe's life by Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881) and was translate…

Elective Affinities

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Elective Affinities (Die Wahlverwandtschaften) was Goethe's third novel. It depicts human relationships in a Romantic crucible, and is the s…

The Autobiography of Goethe Volume 2

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A literary celebrity by the age of 25, Goethe was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Carl August in 1782 after first taking up residence t…

Hermann and Dorothea

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There are few modern poems of any country so perfect in their kind as the "Hermann and Dorothea" of Goethe. In clearness of charac…

The New Paris

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This is an Alice in Wonderland-like story by German classical author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It is taken from his Autobiography "Di…

Essays on Art

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Essays on art, letters, thoughts, aphorisms - Goethe's thoughts were dealing with artworks of every branch of arts. He addressed many aspect…

May Song

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres…

Over Every Hill

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer and statesman. His works include four novels; epic and lyric poetry; prose and verse dramas; …

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Volume 1

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The novel is in eight books. The eponymous hero undergoes a journey of self-realization. The story centers upon Wilhelm's attempt to escape …

Ballads and Legends

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A short collection of Ballads by the German poet and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe based on German and other European and Asian legend…

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship Volume 2

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This is the second half of the novel by Goethe (the first half, Volume 1, has been recorded separately).It describes the completion of Meist…

Solitude

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Solitude by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 15, 2…

Iphigenia in Tauris (Goethe)

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A dramatised version of the Classical Greek legend of Iphigenia in Tauris by the German poet and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A m…