Laokoon: Lessing, Herder, Goethe (1910)

by William Guild Howard

Book Overview

Laokoon: Lessing, Herder, Goethe is a book written by William Guild Howard and published in 1910. The book explores the literary and artistic theories of three prominent German writers - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Johann Gottfried Herder, and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - and their ideas on the relationship between poetry and the visual arts.The title of the book refers to the ancient Greek myth of Laokoon, a Trojan priest who was killed by sea serpents...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165387190
• ISBN13: 9781165387199
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 644 Pages
• Weight: 1.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"