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A fog-laced morning hunt, a bustling market fair, and a tawdry menagerie set the stage for Goethe’s luminous tale of peril and grace. When an escaped tiger stalks a young princess among the crags of an ancient ruin, the gallant Honorio rides to her aid—only for a second, greater trial to...

Goethe's masterpiece and perhaps the greatest work in German literature, Faust has made the legendary German alchemist one of the central myths of the Western world. Here indeed is a monumental Faust, an audacious man boldly wagering with the devil, Mephistopheles, that no magic, sensuality, experience or knowledge can lead him to a moment he would wish to last forever.

Goethe’s two-part dramatic work, Faust, based on a traditional theme, and finally completed in 1831, is an exploration of that restless intellectual and emotional urge which found its fullest expression in the European Romantic movement, to which Goethe was an early and major contributor. Part I of the work outlines a pact Faust makes with the devil, Mephistopheles, and encompasses the tragedy of Gretchen, whom Faust seduces. 

Werther, a sensitive young artist, finds himself in Wahlheim, a quiet, attractive village in Germany where he seeks solace from the turmoils of love. It is a young spring, and he hopes that arcadian solitude will prove a genial balm to his mind. But his romantic tendency rules otherwise, and he...

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s autobiography offers an intimate journey through the life, thoughts, and experiences of one of Germany’s greatest literary figures. This memoir provides deep insight into his personal struggles, creative breakthroughs, and evolving philosophies. Goethe recounts formative moments that shaped his writing, revealing the interplay of passion, art, and intellect. His narrative intertwines historical context with personal anecdotes, providing a rich portrait of 18th and 19th-century cultural life. This reflective work captivates readers and remains essential for ...

Faust is one of the pillars of Western literature. This classic drama presents the story of the scholar Faust, tempted into a contract with the Devil in return for a life of sensuality and power. Enjoyment rules, until Faust’s emotions are stirred by a meeting with Gretchen, and the tragic outcome brings Part 1 to an end. Part 2, written much later in Goethe’s life, places his eponymous hero in a variety of unexpected circumstances, causing him to reflect on humanity and its attitudes to life and death.

"Viaggio in Italia" è il resoconto di viaggio del Grand Tour che Johann Wolfgang von Goethe compì in Italia in circa due anni, a partire dal settembre del 1786. L'opera è considerata un vero e proprio caposaldo della storia del turismo perché da essa si manifesta un nuovo modo di viaggiare, un viaggio di tipo "antropologico".

Johann Wolfgang Goethe was a colossus of German literature and a true Renaissance man. A novelist, dramatist, poet, humanist, scientist and philosopher, he wrote the first international bestseller, The Sorrows of Young Werther, and his epic masterpiece Faust is one of the most famous and celebrated dramas of all time.

Goethe was probably the greatest universal genius who ever lived. Although known primarily as a poet, playright, and novelist, he was also known for his work in anatomy, botany, color, art criticism, and jurisprudence. Many people are deterred from attempting to read anything by Goethe because of his extremely penetrating intelligence and dense prose. But his travel diary, Italian Journey, is by far easier to digest than anything else by him.

The Sorrows of Young Werther is a loosely based autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was first published in 1774 and is one of the most famous-and infamous-works in the history of literature. Werther, a sensitive young man falls in love with Lotte, a sweet-natured girl he meets while visitng an idyllic German village. Although Lotte is betrothed to Albert, Werther’s infatuation with her torments him to the point of despair and suicide.

Faust is a tragic play in two parts that reworks the late medieval myth of a brilliant but disillusioned scholar who makes a deal with the devil. Faust is considered by many to be Goethe's masterpiece and the greatest work of German literature. Part I sets out Faust’s despair, his pact with Mephistopheles, and his love for Gretchen. Part II deals with Faust’s life at court, the wooing and winning of Helen of Troy, and his purification and redemption.

A dramatised version of the Classical Greek legend of Iphigenia in Tauris by the German poet and philosopher Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. A more detailed introduction to this play can be found here. (Summary by Alan Mapstone) Cast List Iphigenia: WendyKatzHiller Thoas: Brian Fullen Orestes: Barty Begley Pylades: Larry Wilson Arkas: Greg Giordano Narrator/Editor: Alan MapstoneThis show includes AI-generated content.

Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship - Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre was the original German title - was Goethe’s second novel, published 1795-6, almost two decades after The Sorrows of Young Werther. It again focuses on a young man but this time on his growing understanding and maturity as he...

Werther, ein intelligenter, hochsensibler, schwärmerischer junger Mann, verliebt sich in Lotte, die zumindest seine Begeisterung über Natur und Liebe, seine empfindsame Gefühlssprache erwidert. Als ihr Verlobter, der brave Albert, von einer Reise heimkehrt, schließt man Freundschaft, doch Werthers Eifersucht wird, wie seine Briefe verraten, immer drängender. Von der Gewitterszene als Gipfel, die zum scheinbaren Einklang der Herzen führt, folgt der Weg in die Katastrophe.

Rüdiger Safranski's Goethe: Life as a Work of Art is the first definitive biography in a generation to tell the larger-than-life story of the writer considered to be the Shakespeare of German literature. Drawing upon the trove of letters, diaries, and notebooks Goethe left behind, as well as correspondence and criticism from Goethe's contemporaries, Safranski weaves a rich tale of Europe in the throes of revolution and of the man whose ideas heralded a new era. 

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ist wohl zweifellos Deutschlands berühmtester Dichter. Seine bekanntesten Gedichte sind - im Vergleich beispielsweise zu Schiller - auffallend kurz. Wie kein anderer konnte er mit wenigen Worte ganze Gefühlswelten transportieren, wie diese zehn Werke zeigen: Der Zauberlehrling, Gefunden, An den Mond, Prometheus, Ganymed, Wer nie sein Brot mit Tränen aß, Lied der Parzen, Das Göttliche, Willkommen und Abschied, Osterspaziergang (aus Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil).

Ambientada en la Alemania del siglo XVIII, Las penas del joven Werther no ha hecho más que conquistar a millones de jóvenes lectores. A través de un conjunto de febriles cartas, conocemos las desventuras e ilusiones del joven protagonista, quien está rendidamente enamorado de Charlotte, una mujer casada. ¿Hasta dónde se puede llegar por amor? Novela romántica, novela juvenil, pero también una de las cumbres de Goethe, considerado el mayor poeta alemán.

I dolori del giovane Werther è un romanzo epistolare di Johann Wolfgang Goethe pubblicato nel 1774. Il Werther appartiene all'età giovanile di Goethe ed è considerato opera simbolo del movimento dello Sturm und Drang, anticipando molti temi che saranno propri del romanticismo tedesco.Beethoven ammirava questo libro di Goethe, che considerava "un artista che cammina dinanzi a tutta l'umanità". La cornice musicale è dunque l’Ouverture dell’Egmont, che Beethoven scrisse appunto ispirandosi al dramma di Goethe.

Johann Wolfang von Goethe - Dichterfürst und Freigeist. Der Autor und Herausgeber Bert Alexander Petzold nimmt uns mit auf eine faktenreiche Kulturreise und erläutert verständlich, unterhaltsam und strukturiert Basiswissen zum wichtigsten deutschen Schriftsteller und Universalgelehrten Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) ist in Frankfurt am Main geboren und gilt als bedeutendster deutscher Dichter und vielseitiges Genie, seine Werke gehören zur Weltliteratur.

A passionate young artist falls disastrously in love with a woman he can never truly have. What begins as longing soon becomes obsession, drawing him deeper into a world where beauty, desire, and despair are impossible to separate. Set against the restless intensity of youth, The Sorrows of Young Werther is a timeless portrait of emotional excess — the kind of love that feels larger than life and more dangerous because of it.