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The Life of Goethe
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Williams, John R. The Life of Goethe. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 1998. 318 pp. $44.95 hardcover.
1999 is the 250th anniversary of Goethe's birth, and coinciding with the planned colloquia and conferences celebrating the most renowned man of German letters is a groundswell of publications. The Life of Goethe is one such work and aims at reintroducing Goethe to the English-speaking audience and providing insights into Goethe's life and work for the scholar and student of German literature. Williams contextualizes Goethe's literary work within his biography and contemporary literary and political ...
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