{"product_id":"the-goethe-treasury-selected-prose-and-poetry-9780486447803","title":"The Goethe Treasury: Selected Prose and Poetry","description":"\u003cp\u003eBest known today as the author of Faust  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) first exploded into the public consciousness with The Sorrows of Young Werther when he was twenty-four. He was already a respected poet by then; and in addition to these forms  he wrote travelogues  autobiographical sketches  essays  letters  and proverbs in rhyme and prose. This collection offers outstanding examples of each genre from the great German writers prolific career. The poems range in theme from youthful romantic obsessions to mature reflections on life. \"The Erl-King\" and \"The Sorcerers Apprentice\" appear among the ballads  and his fiction in this collection includes the entire text of Werther and passages from Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship and other works. Other writings feature observations on travel in Italy  criticism of the works of Shakespeare and Byron  and letters to friends and family. These sensitive translations by Sir Walter Scott  Stephen Spender  Thomas Carlyle  and others were specially selected by the Nobel laureate and giant of modern German literature  Thomas Mann  who provides an informative introduction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650500747317,"sku":"ByrdShop_0486447804","price":99.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780486447803.jpg?v=1781797911","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-goethe-treasury-selected-prose-and-poetry-9780486447803","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}