{"product_id":"selected-works-of-johann-wolfgang-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9780375410444","title":"Selected Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe: Introduction by Nicholas Boyle","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the towering figures of world literature, Goethe has never held quite as prominent a place in the English-speaking world as he deserves. This collection of his four major works, together with a selection of his finest letters and poems, shows that he is not only one of the very greatest European writers: he is also accessible, entertaining, and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSorrows of Young Werther\u003c\/i\u003e is a story of self-destructive love that made its author a celebrity overnight at the age of twenty-five. Its exploration of the conflicts between ideas and feelings, between circumstance and desire, continues in his controversial novel probing the institution of marriage, \u003ci\u003eElective Affinities\u003c\/i\u003e. The cosmic drama of \u003ci\u003eFaust\u003c\/i\u003e goes far beyond the realism of the novels in a poetic exploration of good and evil, while \u003ci\u003eItalian Journey\u003c\/i\u003e, written in the author's old age, recalls his youth in Italy and the impact of Mediterranean culture on a young northerner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTranslators include W. H. Auden, Louise Bogan, David Constantine, Barker Fairley, and Elizabeth Mayer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375410449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375410444\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 4.91w x 2.13d","brand":"Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946558259455,"sku":"9780375410444","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9530d798-cd1a-440a-90f2-b35e1ecc0d17.jpg?v=1681513834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/selected-works-of-johann-wolfgang-johann-wolfgang-von-goethe-9780375410444","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}