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An authoritative English translation of one of the most important works in the history of the novel

An authoritative English translation of one of the most important works in the history of the novel

Since the year 1795, when it first appeared at Berlin, numerous editions of Meister have been printed: critics of all ranks, and some of them dissenting widely from its doctrines, have loaded it with encomiums; its songs and poems are familiar to every German ear; the people... Read Full Overview

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is widely considered the most important German writer, but that would truly belittle the span of his work. In fact, Goethe dabbled in poetry, drama, literature, theology and philosophy on a global stage, taking a great interest in world literature and... Read Full Overview

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship , a novel of self-realization greatly admired by the Romantics, has been called the first Bildungsroman and has had a tremendous influence on the history of the German novel. The story centers on Wilhelm, a young man living in the mid-1700s who... Read Full Overview

Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre. Vollst ndige Ausgabe der acht B cher Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Gro format, 210 x 297 mm Berliner Ausgabe, 2019 Durchgesehener Neusatz mit einer Biographie des Autors bearbeitet und eingerichtet von Theodor... Read Full Overview

Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre ist ein klassischer Bildungsroman von Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Der wegweisende Entwicklungsroman erschien 1795/96. Er besteht aus acht B chern, von denen sich die ersten f nf inhaltlich an das zu Goethes Lebzeiten unver ffentlichte Fragment Wilhelm... Read Full Overview

Das Schauspiel dauerte sehr lange. Die alte Barbara trat einigemal ans Fenster und horchte, ob die Kutschen nicht rasseln wollten. Sie erwartete Marianen, ihre sch?ne Gebieterin, die heute im Nachspiele, als junger Offizier gekleidet, das Publikum entz?ckte, mit gr? erer Ungeduld... Read Full Overview

Barbara war als alte Dienerin, Vertraute, Ratgeberin, Unterh?ndlerin und Haush?lterin in Besitz des Rechtes, die Siegel zu er?ffnen, und auch diesen Abend konnte sie ihrer Neugierde um so weniger widerstehen, als ihr die Gunst des freigebigen Liebhabers mehr als selbst Marianen... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Fr ncfort del Meno, 28 de agosto de 1749-Weimar, 22 de marzo de 1832) fue un poeta, novelista, dramaturgo y cient fico germ nico, contribuyente fundamental del Romanticismo, movimiento al que influenci profundamente. En palabras de George Eliot (1819-1880)... Read Full Overview

Il romanzo, intitolato pi modernamente "Gli anni di noviziato di Wilhelm Meister" (viene qui presentato nella prima traduzione italiana di Giovanni Berchet del 1809, in cui il nome "Wilhelm" viene tradotto con "Alfredo"), venne pubblicato per la prima volta fra il 1795 e il... Read Full Overview