Letters from Switzerland

Name: Letters from Switzerland
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ISBN: 9781435718104

ISBN-10: 1435718100

ISBN-13: 9781435718104

Edition: N/A

Authors: Isaias McCaffery

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This duel-language book contains the first English-language translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Letters From Switzerland" to appear in over 100 years-- and it is the only version now in print. Also included is an introduction, the German-language text, a glossary, interpretive essay, selected bibliography, plus assorted photos and maps [180 pages].Goethe's expedition through Switzerland and the Savoy during the autumn 1779 traversed a wild Alpine landscape decades before it became the popular "playground of Europe" for thrill-seeking Victorian travelers. For Germany's greatest literary figure, the rugged Alpine landscape was both a place of spiritual and scientific wonder, and an…

Book details

List price: $18.50
Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc.
Publication date: 5/27/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 183
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.42" tall
Weight: 0.616