Goethe
a life in ideas
$63.20
- Hardcover
776 pages
- Release Date
31 December 2025
Summary
Goethe: The Paradox of a Genius
A new intellectual biography of Goethe, examining the paradox of his thought
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a poet, a novelist, a scientist, and an essayist on a dizzying range of topics. In the nineteenth century, he was widely regarded as one of the most important thinkers of modern Europe. In this important and ambitious work, Matthew Bell offers a wide-ranging intellectual biography of Goethe, tracing the evolu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691153957 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691153957 |
| Author: | Matthew Bell |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 776 |
| Release Date: | 31 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 155mm |
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Critics Review
“The great scholarly achievement of this book lies in its synthesis of Goethe’s personal writing (especially his letters) with his public work… . An epic reassessment of the founder of modern German life and letters.” * Kirkus Reviews, starred review *
About The Author
Matthew Bell
Matthew Bell is professor of German and comparative literature at King’s College London. He is the author of Goethe’s Naturalistic Anthropology; The German Tradition of Psychology in Literature and Thought, 17001840; and Melancholia: The Western Malady; and the editor of The Essential Goethe.
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