The Cambridge Companion to Goethe

by Lesley Sharpe

Book Overview

The Cambridge Companion to Goethe provides a challenging yet accessible survey of this versatile figure, not only one of the world's greatest writers but also a theatre director and art critic, a natural scientist and state administrator. The volume places Goethe in the context of the Germany and Europe of his lifetime. His literary work is covered in individual chapters on poetry, drama (with a separate chapter on Faust), prose fiction and autobiography...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521665604
• ISBN13: 9780521665605
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"