Fourteen essays discussed Goethe’s “delicate empiricism” from a variety of perspectives. Craig was one of the volume’s guest editors. We also have a Portuguese translation of Craig’s article. “The Experiment as Mediator of Object and Subject” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1790/2010) Goethe’s seminal essay describes the nature About Conversations with Goethe. A witty introduction to the mind of Goethe, in a new translation for the first time in 150 years A Penguin Classic By the end of the nineteenth century, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was the world’s most celebrated poet, novelist, critic and thinker. Faust, two-part dramatic work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Part I was published in 1808 and Part II in 1832, after the author’s death. The supreme work of Goethe’s later years, Faust is sometimes considered Germany’s greatest contribution to world literature. Part I sets out the magician Faust ’s despair, his pact with Mephistopheles Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - German Poet, Philosopher, Playwright: Charles Augustus crowned his generosity, however, by agreeing to a wholly new basis for Goethe’s presence in his duchy: Goethe was to be relieved of virtually all routine administrative tasks and freed to concentrate on the task of being a poet. Goethe resolved to preserve as much as he could of the Roman atmosphere in Weimar Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Märchen, Märchen (Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von) Publisher Grand Rapids, MI, USA : Phanes Press Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English Author 20 books 150 followers. May 17, 2010. During the last ten years of his life, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), the famous German author of "The Sorrows of Young Werther", "Egmont" and "Faust" became mentor to a young man named Johann Peter Eckermann who had decided to make writing his career. After a few years had passed, Eckermann Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 10.9k books 5,855 followers A master of poetry, drama, and the novel, German writer and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent 50 years on his two-part dramatic poem Faust , published in 1808 and 1832, also conducted scientific research in various fields, notably botany, and held several governmental positions. Faust I & II. , Volume 2. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Princeton University Press, 1994 - Poetic works - 329 pages. Goethe's most complex and profound work, Faust was the effort of the great poet's entire lifetime. Written over 60 years, it can be read as a document of Goethe's moral and artistic development. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe spent almost two years traveling through Italy. In 1816 he published his "Italian Journey," laying the foundations for Germany’s enduring love of all things Italian. About this eBook. Author. Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. Translator. Brooks, Charles Timothy, 1813-1883. Title. Faust: a Tragedy [part 1], Translated from the German of Goethe. Note. See also PG #14591 tr. by Bayard Taylor and Illustrated by Harry Clarke. awRlJlg.