Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic, his works include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and color.
Hermann and Dorothea
"Hermann and Dorothea" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a long narrative poem written during the late 18th century. This work adeptly intertwines pers...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Erotica Romana
"Erotica Romana" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a collection of 24 elegiac poems written during the late 18th century. The work draws inspiration fr...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust: A Tragedy
"Faust: A Tragedy" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a dramatic poem written in the early 19th century. It explores the profound themes of ambition, kn...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life
"Autobiography: Truth and Fiction Relating to My Life" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is an autobiographical narrative composed in the late 18th centur...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Autobiography of Goethe Truth and Poetry: From My Own Life
"The Autobiography of Goethe" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is an autobiographical account written in the late 19th century. This work intricately ble...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)
"Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Travels, Vol. I (of 2)" by Goethe is a novel written in the late 18th century. The narrative follows the journey...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Letters from Switzerland and Travels in Italy
"Letters from Switzerland and Travels in Italy" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a travel memoir written in the late 18th century. The work is a colle...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Goethe's Theory of Colours
Translation of: Zur Farbenlehre
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust — Part 1
Translation of: Faust, 1. Theil
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Sorrows of Young Werther
Translation of: Die Leiden des jungen Werther.
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Egmont
"Egmont" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a tragedy written in the late 18th century. The play is set against the backdrop of the revolt in the Low Co...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Iphigenia in Tauris
"Iphigenia in Tauris" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a dramatic play written in the late 18th century. The story revolves around the central charact...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust [part 1]. Translated Into English in the Original Metres
See also PG#14460 Tr. by Charles T. Brooks
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Poems of Goethe, Translated in the Original Metres
"The Poems of Goethe" by Edgar Alfred Bowring is a collection of poetry translated into English in the original metres, likely written during the mid-...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Maxims and Reflections
"Maxims and Reflections" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a philosophical collection of thoughts and aphorisms written in the late 19th century. This ...
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Faust: a Tragedy [part 1], Translated from the German of Goethe
See also PG#14591 tr. by Bayard Taylor and Illustrated by Harry Clarke
By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe