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Author:   Johann Peter Eckermann ,  Allan Blunden ,  Ritchie Robertson
Publisher:   Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:   Penguin Classics
Dimensions:   Width: 13.00cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 19.70cm
Weight:   0.510kg
ISBN:  

9780241421673

ISBN 10:   0241421675
Pages:   752
Publication Date:   30 June 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Language:   English

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The greatest German book of the nineteenth century -- Nietzsche

The greatest German book of the nineteenth century -- Nietzsche Revisit the musings of the greatest writer in the German language ... A new edition of Conversations with Goethe attests to the genius and charisma of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, venerated as the godfather of German literature ... From 1823 until Goethe's death in 1832, his devoted disciple, Johann Peter Eckermann, transcribed the thoughts of the author and close-up observation of his idol's habits, quirks and deeds ... Allan Blunden's companionable new version lets readers grasp not just the mental might of the sage of Weimar, but his charisma ... Goethe's talk roams with wit, charm and hard-headed sense across literature, art, nature, science and statecraft ... He has his head in the heavens but his feet on the ground; he loves gardens, picnics, birds and mountains-and takes up archery, aged 75, like an excited child ... The Conversations help Anglophone readers understand why Goethe stays on his pedestal * Economist *

"The greatest German book of the nineteenth century -- Nietzsche Be transported to another, impossibly cultured and civilised time - a cheering respite from the terrors of our own -- Rob Doyle * Observer * Revisit the musings of the greatest writer in the German language ... A new edition of Conversations with Goethe attests to the genius and charisma of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, venerated as the godfather of German literature ... From 1823 until Goethe's death in 1832, his devoted disciple, Johann Peter Eckermann, transcribed the thoughts of the author and close-up observation of his idol's habits, quirks and deeds ... Allan Blunden's companionable new version lets readers grasp not just the mental might of the sage of Weimar, but his charisma ... Goethe's talk roams with wit, charm and hard-headed sense across literature, art, nature, science and statecraft ... He has his head in the heavens but his feet on the ground; he loves gardens, picnics, birds and mountains-and takes up archery, aged 75, like an excited child ... The Conversations help Anglophone readers understand why Goethe stays on his pedestal * Economist * Conversations with Goethe, a record of discussions over the final nine years of Goethe's life that was published four years after his death, offers a portrait of the artist as sage. Nietzsche called it ""the best German book there is"". In Allan Bunden's new translation - the first for 150 years - we see Eckermann's dependence on and awe of his employer, but we are also allowed to eavesdrop on Goethe's prolific mind whirring away -- Ian Bostridge * Financial Times *"

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Ritchie Robertson (Introducer) Ritchie Robertson is Taylor Professor of German at the University of Oxford. He is a member of the board of the Voltaire Foundation which promotes research on the Enlightenment, and is a frequent reviewer for the Times Literary Supplement.

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