Elective Affinities - Couverture souple

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1847490980 ISBN 13 : 9781847490988

Editeur : Oneworld Classics Ltd, 2008

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Baron Eduard and his second wife Charlotte enjoy a quiet, humdrum existence in their opulent castle, but when he invites his friend the Captain and she invites her niece Ottilie to stay with them, their lives are turned inside out as both hosts begin to feel attracted to their guests. Using one of the chemical theories of the time as a metaphor throughout the novel, Goethe juxtaposes social interactions with scientific principles and illustrates the typically Romantic concern of the individual coming to terms with society. Described by Thomas Mann as 'the boldest and deepest novel of adultery produced by the moral culture of the West', Goethe's "Elective Affinities" is an early model for the modern novel.

Biographie de l'auteur

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German polymath, whose works spanned the fields of literature, theology and science. He is best known for his drama Faust, and was a key figure in nineteenth-century German literature.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oneworld Classics Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1847490980
• ISBN 13: 9781847490988
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220