Goethe: Life as a Work of Art by Rdiger Safranski
This sterling biography of Germanys greatest writer presents Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as if we are seeing him for the first time.
"Safranski has written an outstanding biography, one that can be enjoyed by both scholars and general readers.. he brilliantly captures Goethe’s perpetual incipience... Goethe has been lucky, on this occasion, with both his biographer and his translator." -- Literary Review
"... fresh and authentic-feeling read." -- The Economist
"In this expansive biography, Safranski, a philosopher and historian, mixes narrative and commentary with the great poet’s own words, from celebrated verse to obscure correspondence. Safranski’s strength lies in his ability to blend artistic analysis with swift, sharp renderings of various artists, thinkers, pietists, lovers, and plundering solders who shaped Goethe. His portrait of the prolific genius leaves the reader with lasting awe, even envy." -- The New Yorker
"Enthralling…Rüdiger Safranski makes the reader fall madly in love with Goethe again." -- Ijoma Mangold - Die Zeit
"Safranski is precise on the philosophical questions that dominated the life of a genius and his illustrious peers but the lessons for the many are outlined in a simple, engaging style... [his] achievement is to stir the most poignant of contrasting emotions." -- The Herald
"... fresh and authentic-feeling read." -- The Economist
"In this expansive biography, Safranski, a philosopher and historian, mixes narrative and commentary with the great poet’s own words, from celebrated verse to obscure correspondence. Safranski’s strength lies in his ability to blend artistic analysis with swift, sharp renderings of various artists, thinkers, pietists, lovers, and plundering solders who shaped Goethe. His portrait of the prolific genius leaves the reader with lasting awe, even envy." -- The New Yorker
"Enthralling…Rüdiger Safranski makes the reader fall madly in love with Goethe again." -- Ijoma Mangold - Die Zeit
"Safranski is precise on the philosophical questions that dominated the life of a genius and his illustrious peers but the lessons for the many are outlined in a simple, engaging style... [his] achievement is to stir the most poignant of contrasting emotions." -- The Herald
Rüdiger Safranski is a German philosopher and writer, and the author of biographies of Friedrich Schiller, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Arthur Schopenhauer, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Martin Heidegger. He lives in Berlin. David Dollenmayer lives in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, and translates German fiction and nonfiction.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781631494895 |
| ISBN 10 | 1631494899 |
| Title | Goethe: Life as a Work of Art |
| Author | Rdiger Safranski |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2019-01-04 |
| Number of pages | 688 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |