《The Sorrows ofYoung Werther and Selected Writings》
作者：Johann Wolfgangvon Goethe
出版社: SignetClassics (2013年3月5日)
丛书名: SignetClassics
简装:272页
语种： 英语
ISBN:0451418557
条形码:9780451418555
商品尺寸: 1.9 x 10.8 x17.8 cm
商品重量: 136g
内容简介
The Sorrows ofYoung Werther brings to life an idyllic German village where ayouth on vacation meets and falls for lovely Charlotte. The tragedyunfolds in the letters Werther writes to his friend aboutCharlotte’s charms, even after he realizes his love will remainunrequited. “Reflections on Werther” and “Goethe in Sesenheim,”collections of excerpts from the author’s own memoirs, reveal thegenius who, as Nietzsche said, “disciplined himself intowholeness.” Next is “The New Melusina,”the delightful story of apixie princess who assumes the form of a woman as she searches fora human mate. Finally, “The Fairy Tale” is a sophisticated butstrange story in which the laws of nature and physics do notapply—mingled among its human characters is a cast of two sentientwill-o’-the-wisps, a giant and his shadow, a talking green serpent,and four metal statues.
With anIntroduction by Marcelle Clements
and a NewAfterword
Deeply feltpoems by a poet with a singularly unique voice.
作者简介
In 1771, JohannWolfgang von Goethe (1749?–1832) went to Strasbourg to study law.There, he had a love affair that later inspired the idyllicDichtung und Wahrheit (1814). He then practiced law in Frankfurt,where he composed The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774). Goetheaccepted an invitation from the Duke of Weimar in 1775 to join hiscourt and for a decade held various official positions there. Hespent 1787 in Italy, where he wrote Iphigenie auf Tauris and workedon the first part of Faust (1808). In 1791, Goethe was appointeddirector of the ducal theater, a position he held for twenty-twoyears. In 1806, Goethe married Christiane Vulpius, the mother ofhis four children. In the last year of his life, Goethe completedthe second part of his masterpiece, Faust.
