Excerpt from Goethe's Dichtung Und Wahrheit: The First 4 Books From whatever point Of view Div/dung zmd Walzrlm't may be considered, there seems full reason to assign to the work a foremost rank among the prose writings of Goethe. It com bines, in fact, all the advantages which the various stages of life are capable of imparting to an author's writings. Goethe began to pen his Autobiography when he was on the threshold of old age, and consequently it bears throughout the stamp of maturity and judicial calm. It is, besides, ...
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Excerpt from Goethe's Dichtung Und Wahrheit: The First 4 Books From whatever point Of view Div/dung zmd Walzrlm't may be considered, there seems full reason to assign to the work a foremost rank among the prose writings of Goethe. It com bines, in fact, all the advantages which the various stages of life are capable of imparting to an author's writings. Goethe began to pen his Autobiography when he was on the threshold of old age, and consequently it bears throughout the stamp of maturity and judicial calm. It is, besides, distinguished by a spirit of manliness and dignity which is a distinctive character istic Of the narrative, alike in its serious and in its playful topics; while the brightness of youth is reflected in many a passage Of tender feeling and genial affection. And it is this blending together of the various elements of sober age, of life's earnest prime and of stormy youth, which lends a peculiar charm to Goethe's Autobiography. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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