The Spell of Italy: Vacation, Magic, and the Attraction of Goethe
(Part of the Kritik: German Literary Theory and Cultural Studies Series)
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A study of the lure of Italy in German culture from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. Wearied by his life as an administrator at the Duke's court in Weimar, in 1786 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe departed unannounced in the middle of the night for what had been the destination of his imagination since childhood: Italy. His extended stay there dramatically affected his views of art, architecture, prose, poetry, and science. When...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0814332692
ISBN13:9780814332696
Release Date:March 2006
Publisher:Wayne State University Press
Length:328 Pages
Weight:1.26 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"
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