The poetic drama "Faust" is an important work of Goethe. , A total of 2 volumes, more than 12,000 lines long. Based on 16th century folklore. In order to seek the meaning of life, Dr. Faustus exchanged his soul for the help of the devil Mephisto. He experienced various stages and changes such as love, joy, pain, fugue, etc. At the last moment of his life, in the struggle with nature, he realized that the purpose of life should be to fight for life and freedom. The concept is grand, the content is complex, the structure is huge, and the style is changeable. It combines realism and romanticism. It mixes real description and unrestrained imagination, contemporary life and ancient myths and legends. It is good at using the method of contradiction and contrast to arrange scenes and configure characters. It is sometimes solemn and sometimes humorous, satirical and eulogizing, with various forms and mottled colors, reaching a very high artistic level.
"The Night Song of the Wanderer" is a collection of Goethe's poems, including selections from "The Studying Years of Wilhelm Meister" and "Faust", a total of more than 200 Goethe's representative works from various periods, and professional translations by translators such as Feng Zhi, Lu Yuan, Gao Fu, and Fan Xiuzhang, which reflect the different styles of Goethe's poetry creation in different periods.
"Goethe's Conversations" was compiled and compiled by Goethe's assistant Eckermann. It gives a detailed and profound description of Goethe and truly records Goethe's most mature thoughts and practical experiences in his later years. It involves philosophy, aesthetics, literary theory, creative practice, daily life, attitude towards life, as well as interactions with Schiller, Hegel, Scott, Voltaire, Byron, Napoleon and others. The connotation is very rich. "Goethe's Conversations" helps readers, especially young readers, to fully understand Goethe, get closer to Goethe, improve literary accomplishment, cultivate thoughts and sentiments, and appreciate the true meaning of life.
"The Sorrows of Young Werther" is written in diary and letter style, which is good at revealing the inner world of the protagonist and expressing the depressed psychology and melancholy emotions. Werther came to a small town and met a girl named Lotte at a dance. He fell in love with Lotte. But Lotte is engaged to someone else. Seeing that he could no longer win over Lotte, Werther left resolutely and accepted the position of minister's secretary. The minister's pedantic, bureaucratic habits and intrigues brought great pain to Werther. He resigned from this official position and was invited to the manor of a marquis. However, at the Marquis, Werther found that his talents were still unable to be used. Love was shattered, society abandoned Werther, and Werther also abandoned everything. Finally, in despair, Werther committed suicide. As soon as this novel was published, it made the younger generation crazy. Some people who suffered similar experiences to Werther even committed suicide.
Affinity is one of Goethe's most important novels. The novel tells the story of Edward and his wife Charlotte living a peaceful life at the farm, and they invite Otto and Ottilie to their home. The arrival of the two people gradually divided the family. The male host and the female guest, and the wife and the male guest developed feelings. They were painfully caught in the conflict between morality and emotion. The ingenious arrangement of details, rigorous logical reasoning, and romantic mystery and symbolism are all successfully integrated together, making the novel a beautiful and meaningful novel.
Reader comments
This set of works by Goethe is really great! The plot of "Faust" is particularly attractive, allowing me to see one person's exploration of the meaning of life. Moreover, the writing style in the book is very unique, with reality and romance intertwined, making it particularly interesting to read. "Goethe's Conversations" is also very good. It allowed me to better understand Goethe's thoughts and improve my literary accomplishment. Several other books also have their own merits. In short, this set of books is worth reading!
Goethe Faust, one of the four great European masterpieces, narrates the course of human history.
This set of works by Goethe is really great! The plot of "Faust" is particularly attractive, allowing me to see one person's exploration of the meaning of life. Moreover, the writing style in the book is very unique, with reality and romance intertwined, making it particularly interesting to read. "Goethe's Conversations" is also very good. It allowed me to better understand Goethe's thoughts and improve my literary accomplishment. Several other books also have their own merits. In short, this set of books is worth reading!
Goethe Faust, one of the four great European masterpieces, narrates the course of human history.