A. N. Wilson
Goethe: His Faustian Life - The Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made Our World
Goethe: His Faustian Life - The Extraordinary Story of Modern Germany, a Troubled Genius and the Poem that Made Our World
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A. N. Wilson's biography of Goethe is wild, brilliant, and rivals his subject's intelligence. It explores Goethe's life and work, including his invention of the psychological novel, his pioneering scientific work, his success as a man of the theatre, and his political influence. Wilson argues that Goethe's genius and insatiable curiosity helped catapult the Western world into the modern era.
Format: Hardback
Length: 416 pages
Publication date: 26 September 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Wilson's biography of the German polymath is wild, brilliant, and rivals its subject in intelligence. Frances Wilson of The Telegraph describes it as "rich, full, passionate, intelligent, and deeply needed for these murky times." Ben Okri calls it "exuberant and wide-ranging." Miranda Seymour, author of The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys, praises it as a "spellbinding recreation of Goethe's life and work from one of our greatest biographers."
A. N. Wilson's groundbreaking biography of Goethe explores the inventor of the psychological novel, pioneer scientist, great man of the theatre, and leading politician. Wilson argues that Goethe's genius and insatiable curiosity helped catapult the Western world into the modern era. Wilson's biography follows Goethe's life from his youth as a wild literary prodigy to his later years as Germany's most respected elder statesman.
The focus of the biography is Goethe's undying obsession with the work he would spend his entire life writing - Faust. Goethe spent over 60 years writing his retelling of Faust, a strange and powerful work that absorbed all the philosophical questions of his time as well as the revolutions and empires that came and went. It is his greatest work, but as Wilson explores, it is also something much more - it is the myth of how we came to be modern.
Wilson's biography is a testament to Goethe's enduring legacy and his impact on the world. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the life and work of one of history's greatest thinkers.
Weight: 654g
Dimension: 241 x 160 x 35 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472994868
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