Goethes Hermann And Dorothea With An Introduction And Notes

Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781332790135
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Goethe's Hermann Und Dorothea written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-27 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Goethe's Hermann Und Dorothea: Edited With an Introduction and Notes The present edition owes its origin to the wish of the publishers to include this favorite poem in their series of annotated texts. In the preparation of the notes it has been my purpose to lead from the study of the poem to a wider knowledge of the language of the author and of the period in which he lived, and to make this work serve as an introduction to a more critical study of Goethe's life and writings. I have sought to interpret the poem so far as was possible by illustration rather than by mere state ment or reference, believing that in the study of language nothing makes a truth so real as to see its actual use in the expression of thought. Most students have a keen joy in discovering that an isolated fact often illustrates a principle, and that certain truths entered into the poet's life and received manifold illustration in his writings. The use of any literary work will vary with the purpose of the instructor and the demands of his classes. A poem may be studied as an end in itself, or to illustrate the thoughts of the author and the place which it bears in the history of his life, or it may serve as is often the case as a single step in the acquisition of the language. Something of all these purposes enters into the reading of any work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.