Goethe Elective Affinities Oxford World Classics Paperback
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Further Details Title: Elective Affinities Condition: New EAN: 9780199555369 ISBN: 9780199555369 Publisher: Oxford University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 10/09/2008 Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 130mm Item Width: 14mm Author: J. W. von Goethe Language: English Subtitle: A Novel ISBN-10: 0199555362 Description: In Elective Affinities Goethe conducts an experiment with the lives of people who are living badly. Charlotte and Eduard, aristocracts with little to occupy them, invite Ottilie and the Captain into their lives; against morality, good sense, and conscious volition all four are drawn into relationships as inexorably as if they were substances in a chemical equation. The novel asks whether we have free will or not; more disturbingly, it confronts its characters with the monstrous consequences of their repression of any real life in themselves. Goethe wrote Elective Affinities when he was sixty and long established as Germany's literary giant. He remained an uneasy and scandalous figure, none the less, and readers of Elective Affinities were profoundly disturbed by its penetrating study of marriage and passion. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Genre: Fiction Book Series: Oxford World's Classics Topic: Classic Fiction Translator: David Constantine Contributor: David Constantine (Translated by) Item Weight: 194g Release Year: 2008 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
