Conversations of German Refugees

Goethe was a master of the short prose form. His two narrative cycles,Conversations of German RefugeesandWilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years,both written during a high point of his career, address various social issues and reveal his experimentation with narrative and perspective. A traditional cycle of novellas,Conversations of German Refugeesdeals with the impact and significance of the French Revolution and suggests Goethe's ideas on the social function of his art. Goethe's last novel,Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years,is a sequel toWilhelm Meister's Apprenticeshipand toConversations of German Refugeesand is considered to be his most remarkable novel in form.