Maxims and reflections
(Book)
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Published
London ; Penguin Books, 1998.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
838 GOETH
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838 GOETH
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Published
London ; Penguin Books, 1998.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xx, 187 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xvii-xviii).
Description
The passing thoughts Goethe jotted down during his long, varied, and hectic life -- thankfully preserved on theater programs, visiting cards, draft manuscripts, and bills -- show him to be the last true "Renaissance man" of Europe. Although employed as a privy councillor at the Duke of Weimar's court, he also painted; directed plays; carried out research in the classics, anatomy, botany, and optics; and still found time to produce masterpieces in every literary genre. His 1,413 maxims and reflections reveal not only some of his deepest thoughts on art, ethics, literature, and natural science but also his immediate reactions to books, chance encounters, and his administrative work. With freshness and immediacy, Maxims and Reflections vividly conjures up Goethe the man and the genius.
Language
Translated from the German.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Goethe, J. W. v., Stopp, E., & Hutchinson, P. (1998). Maxims and reflections . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832, Elisabeth. Stopp and Peter Hutchinson. 1998. Maxims and Reflections. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832, Elisabeth. Stopp and Peter Hutchinson. Maxims and Reflections Penguin Books, 1998.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, Elisabeth Stopp, and Peter Hutchinson. Maxims and Reflections Penguin Books, 1998.
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