Essays on Art and Literature

, by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von; Gearey, John; Nardroff, Ellen Von; Nardroff, Ernest H. Von

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ISBN: 9780691036571 | 0691036578
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 7/5/1994

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Translated by Ellen von Nardroff and Ernest H. von Nardroff The reflections on art and literature that Goethe produced throughout his life are the premise and corollary of his work as poet, novelist, and man of science. This volume contains such important essays as "On Gothic Architecture," "On the Laocoon Group," and "Shakespeare: A Tribute." Several works in this collection appear for the first time unabridged and in fresh translations.

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Preface	p. ix
Essays on Art
Architecture	p. 3
On German Architecture	p. 3
On Gothic Architecture	p. 10
Ancient Art	p. 15
On the Laocoon Group	p. 15
Myron's Cow	p. 23
A Grave Near Cumae	p. 29
European Art	p. 37
Giuseppe Bossi: On Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper at Milan	p. 37
Giotto's Last Supper	p. 59
Ruisdael as Poet	p. 62
Rembrandt the Thinker	p. 66
Two Landscapes by Philipp Hackert	p. 68
Theory and History of Art	p. 71
Simple Imitation, Manner, Style	p. 71
On Realism in Art	p. 74
Introduction to the Propylaea	p. 78
Ancient versus Modern	p. 90
A Challenge for a Modern Sculptor	p. 93
Christ and Twelve Figures from the Old and New Testaments: A Suggestion for Sculptors	p. 95
Winckelmann and His Age	p. 99
The Collector and His Circle	p. 121
Essays on Literature
Literary Criticism	p. 163
Shakespeare: A Tribute	p. 163
Shakespeare Once Again	p. 166
Laurence Sterne	p. 174
On Byron's Manfred	p. 175
On Byron's Cain	p. 177
Dante	p. 180
On Calderon's Daughter of the Air	p. 182
A German Gil Blas	p. 184
Faust (Tragedie de Monsieur de Goethe)	p. 186
Literary Theory	p. 189
Response to a Literary Rabble-Rouser	p. 189
On Epic and Dramatic Poetry	p. 192
Didactic Poetry	p. 194
On Greek Tetralogies	p. 195
On Interpreting Aristotle's Poetics	p. 197
Plato as Party to a Christian Revelation	p. 200
Stages of Man's Mind	p. 203
Justus Moser: Superstition and Poetry	p. 205
On Carlyle's German Romance	p. 206
Advice for Young Poets	p. 208
Further Advice for Young Poets	p. 209
Observations on Art and Literature
On Dilettantism	p. 213
On Acting	p. 216
On World Literature	p. 224
Postscript	p. 229
Notes	p. 241
Acknowledgements	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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