The Life of Goethe: A Critical Biography (Wiley Blackwell Crit .

The Life of Goethe\n\nA Critical Biography\n\nJohn R. Williams (Author)\n\n9780631231738, Wiley\n\nPaperback / softback, published 5 August 2001\n\n352 pages\n22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.513 kg\n\n\""The Life of Goethe admirably fills a gap in Goethe studies. John Williams provides a patient and thorough life-story.\"" Alain de Botton \n\""Williams's study of Goethe's life and letters is a welcome contribution to Goethe scholarship. By translating all German citations, quotations, and references into English, Williams makes Goethe accessible to the English-speaking audience. \""The German Quarterly\n\""Details importantly formative or influential are mentioned. All examples of significant experience conveyed in his poetry are given in both German as originally written and in English translation. \""Psychological Reports\n\""To attempt a critical biography of a writer of Goethe's stature is no mean task and John Williams has shown that he is more than equal to it. He has provided what must be on]