The Life of Goethe: A Critical Biography

by John R. Williams

Goethe established a major European reputation and profoundly influenced his contemporaries and literary successors, not least among them the British Romantic writers Coleridge, Scott, and Byron.

Genres: Biography, History, Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published October 23, 1998

About the author

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Dr. John R. Williams is honorary Senior Lecturer in the Department of German at the University of St. Andrews. He has published numerous scholarly articles on German literature. In 1982 he was awarded a prize by the Theodor-Storm-Gesellschaft in an international competition for verse translation.

Reviews

[The Literary Chick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Deep intertwining of Goethe's life, times, and works. A dense read, and one that I look forward to rereading again and again for an even greater understanding.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

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