J. W. von Goethe Elective Affinities (Paperback) Oxford World's Classics

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Elective AffinitiesCondition: NewEAN: 9780199555369ISBN: 9780199555369Publisher: Oxford University PressFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 10/09/2008Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 130mmItem Width: 14mmAuthor: J. W. von GoetheLanguage: EnglishSubtitle: A NovelISBN-10: 0199555362Description: 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: GBGenre: FictionBook Series: Oxford World's ClassicsTopic: Classic FictionTranslator: David ConstantineContributor: David Constantine (Translated by)Item Weight: 194gRelease Year: 2008 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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