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Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) was a German literary titan—a poet, novelist, playwright, scientist, statesman, and philosopher. Born in Frankfurt am Main on August 28, 1749, he received a classical education encouraged by his father, Johann Caspar Goethe, an imperial councilor. Goethe studied law at Leipzig University but soon directed his energies toward literature and art, publishing poems and theatrical wo
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Egmont
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749–1832 · 1950 · Egmont, a tragedy in five acts. Translated from the German by Willard R. Trask. Introduction by Alexander Gode von Aesch. Great Neck, N.Y., Barron’s Educational Series, [1950]. 120 p. 19 cm.Book
Faust
Goethe · 1948 · Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece on knowledge, temptation, and redemption.Book
Faust: A Tragedy
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749–1832 · 1870 · Faust: a tragedy. Translated in the original metres by Bayard Taylor. Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1870. 2 v. in 1.Book
Goethe’s Autobiography
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749–1832 · 1949 · Goethe’s autobiography; Poetry and Truth from My Own Life. Translated by R. O. Moon. Bicentennial edition. Washington Publication Press, [1949]. xv, 700 p. 23 cm.Book
Goethe’s Faust
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749–1832 · 1941– · Goethe’s Faust. New American editions. [1941–]. v. illustrations. 20 cm.Book
The Autobiography of Goethe
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749–1832 · 1867 · The autobiography of Goethe. Truth and Poetry from My Own Life. London, G. Bell & Daly, 1867. 2 v. frontispiece portrait. 19 cm. ARD-9772Book