
The Collected Works: 200+ Novels, Plays, Poems, Essays & Autobiography
Enriched edition. (200+ Titles in One Edition): Wilhelm Meister's Travels, Faust Part One and Two, Italian Journey...By Johann Wolfgang von GoetheLength194h 27m
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In "The Collected Works: 200+ Novels, Plays, Poems, Essays & Autobiography," Johann Wolfgang von Goethe presents an unparalleled tapestry of German literature that showcases his multifaceted genius. His oeuvre embodies the convergence of Enlightenment ideals with Romantic sensibilities, characterized by a profound exploration of individualism and nature. The collection includes seminal works such as "Faust," which delves into the human condition through a Faustian bargain, and his lesser-known poetic and autobiographical writings that reveal his philosophical contemplations on life, love, and art. Goethe's lyrical prowess and narrative innovation make this collection an essential study of literary evolution and cultural commentary in Western literature. As a pivotal figure of the Sturm und Drang movement and later a key player in the Weimar Classicism literary era, Goethe's life experiences greatly informed his writing. Born in 1749 in Frankfurt, he was a polymath whose pursuits spanned art, science, and politics. His engagement with the contemporary intellectual currents of his time undoubtedly shaped his thematic choices, encouraging readers to confront existential dilemmas and embrace the complexities of human experience. This comprehensive collection is highly recommended for both scholars and general readers alike, as it invites a deep engagement with Goethe's literary artistry and philosophical inquiries. Readers will find themselves captivated by the rich emotional depth and intellectual rigor present in these works, gaining invaluable insights into the fabric of human existence through Goethe's nuanced lens.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
371V.
2Introduction
372ACT III.
3Author Biography
373II.
4Historical Context
374III.
5Synopsis (Selection)
375IV.
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6Novels & Novellas
376V.
7The Sorrows of Young Werther
377ACT IV.
8Preface
378II.
9Book I.
379III.
10Book II.
380IV.
11The Editor to the Reader
381V.
12Translator's Preface
382ACT V.
13List of Characters
383II.
14Book I.
384III.
15Chapter I.
385IV.
16Chapter II.
386V.
17Chapter III.
387Dramatis Personæ.
18Chapter IV.
388Act I.
19Chapter V.
389II.
20Chapter VI.
390III.
21Chapter VII.
391IV.
22Chapter VIII.
392V.
23Chapter IX.
393VI.
24Chapter X.
394Act II.
25Chapter XI.
395II.
26Chapter XII.
396III.
27Chapter XIII.
397IV.
28Chapter XIV.
398V.
29Chapter XV.
399Act III.
30Chapter XVI.
400II.
31Chapter XVII.
401III.
32Book II.
402IV.
33Chapter I.
403Act IV.
34Chapter II.
404II.
35Chapter III.
405III.
36Chapter IV.
406IV.
37Chapter V.
407Act V.
38Chapter VI.
408II.
39Chapter VII.
409III.
40Chapter VIII.
410IV.
41Chapter IX.
411V.
42Chapter X.
412VI.
43Chapter XI.
413VII.
44Chapter XII.
414VIII.
45Chapter XIII.
415IX.
46Chapter XIV.
416Dramatis Personæ
47Book III.
417Act I.
48Chapter I.
418II.
49Chapter II.
419III.
50Chapter III.
420IV.
51Chapter IV.
421V.
52Chapter V.
422VI.
53Chapter VI.
423VII.
54Chapter VII.
424Act II.
55Chapter VIII.
425I.
56Chapter IX.
426II.
57Chapter X.
427III.
58Chapter XI.
428IV.
59Chapter XII.
429V.
60Book IV.
430Act III.
61Chapter I.
431II.
62Chapter II.
432III.
63Chapter III.
433IV.
64Chapter IV.
434V.
65Chapter V.
435VI.
66Chapter VI.
436VII.
67Chapter VII.
437VIII.
68Chapter VIII.
438IX.
69Chapter IX.
439X.
70Chapter X.
440Poetry
71Chapter XI.
441I. Kalliope (Fate and Sympathy)
72Chapter XII.
442II. Terpsichore (Hermann)
73Chapter XIII.
443III. Thalia (The Burghers)
74Chapter XIV.
444IV. Euterpe (Mother and Son)
75Chapter XV.
445V. Polyhymnia (The Cosmopolite)
76Chapter XVI.
446VI. Klio (The Age)
77Chapter XVII.
447VII. Erato (Dorothea)
78Chapter XVIII.
448VIII. Melpomene (Hermann and Dorothea)
79Chapter XIX.
449IX. Urania (Conclusion)
80Chapter XX.
450I
81Book V.
451II
82Chapter I.
452III
83Chapter II.
453IV
84Chapter III.
454V
85Chapter IV.
455VI
86Chapter V.
456VII
87Chapter VI.
457VIII
88Chapter VII.
458IX
89Chapter VIII.
459X
90Chapter IX.
460XI
91Chapter X.
461XII
92Chapter XI.
462XIII
93Chapter XII.
463XIV
94Chapter XIII.
464XV
95Chapter XIV.
465XVI
96Chapter XV.
466XVII
97Chapter XVI.
467XVIII
98Book VI.
468XIX
99Confessions of a Fair Saint
469XX
100Book VII.
470XXI
101Chapter I.
471XXII
102Chapter II.
472XXIII
103Chapter III.
473XXIV
104Chapter IV.
474Chapter I.
105Chapter V.
475Chapter II.
106Chapter VI.
476Chapter III.
107Chapter VII.
477Chapter IV.
108Chapter VIII.
478Chapter V.
109Chapter IX.
479Chapter VI.
110Book VIII.
480Chapter VII.
111Chapter I.
481Chapter VIII.
112Chapter II.
482Chapter IX.
113Chapter III.
483Chapter X.
114Chapter IV.
484Chapter XI.
115Chapter V.
485Chapter XII.
116Chapter VI.
486The Sorcerer's Apprentice
117Chapter VII.
487Songs
118Chapter VIII.
488Familiar Songs
119Chapter IX.
489Ballads
120Chapter X.
490Cantatas
121Book 1.
491Odes
122Chapter 1.
492Sonnets
123Chapter 2.
493Epigrams
124Chapter 3.
494Parables
125Chapter 4.
495Art
126Chapter 5.
496God, Soul, and World
127Chapter 6.
497Rhymed Distichs
128Chapter 7.
498Procemion
129Chapter 8.
499The Metamorphosis of Plants
130Chapter 9.
500Proverbs
131Chapter 10.
501Tame Xenia
132Chapter 11.
502Religion and Church
133Chapter 12.
503Leopold, Duke of Brunswick
134Book 2.
504To the Husbandman
135Chapter 1.
505Anacreon's Grave
136Chapter 2.
506The Brethren
137Chapter 3.
507Measure of Time
138Chapter 4.
508Warning
139Chapter 5.
509Solitude
140Chapter 6.
510The Chosen Cliff
141Chapter 7.
511The Consecrated Spot
142Chapter 9.
512The Instructors
143Chapter 10.
513The Unequal Marriage
144Chapter 11.
514Excuse
145Chapter 12.
515Sakontala
146Book 3.
516The Muse's Mirror
147Chapter 1.
517Phoebus and Hermes
148Chapter 2.
518The New Amor
149Chapter 3.
519The Garlands
150Chapter 4.
520The Swiss Alps
151Chapter 5.
521Distichs
152Chapter 6.
522Venetian Epigrams
153Chapter 7.
523Elegies
154Chapter 8.
524West-Eastern Divan
155Chapter 9.
525FROM FAUST
156Chapter 10.
526II. Prologue in Heaven
157Chapter 11.
527III. Chorus of Angels
158Chapter 12.
528IV. Chorus of Spirits
159Chapter 13.
529V. Margaret at Her Spinning-Wheel
160Chapter 14.
530VI. Scene—A Garden
161Chapter 15.
531VII. Margaret
162Chapter 16.
532FROM FAUST—SECOND PART
163Chapter 17.
533II. Chorus of Spirits
164Chapter 18.
534III. Ariel
165Part 1
535Scene the Last
166Chapter 1
536From Iphigenia in Tauris
167Chapter 2
537From Gotz Von Berlichingen
168Chapter 3
538From Egmont
169Chapter 4
539From "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship"
170Chapter 5
540Epilogue to Schiller's "Song of the Bell"
171Chapter 6
541Miscellaneous Poems
172Chapter 7
542Autobiography and Memoirs
173Chapter 8
543Author's Preface
174Chapter 9
544PART THE FIRST
175Chapter 10
545First Book. Childhood—the City of Frankfort
176Chapter 11
546Second Book. The New Paris—Frankfort Citizen
177Chapter 12
547Third Book. Occupation of Frankfort by the French
178Chapter 13
548Fourth Book. Studies—The Bible—Frankfort Characters
179Chapter 14
549Fifth Book. Gretchen—Coronation Ceremonies
180Chapter 15
550PART THE SECOND.
181Chapter 16
551Sixth Book. Illness and Recovery—Leipzig
182Chapter 17
552Seventh Book. Leipzig (continued)—German Literature
183Chapter 18
553Eighth Book. Art—Dresden—Return from Leipzig
184Part 2
554Ninth Book. Strasbourg
185Chapter 1
555Tenth Book. Strasbourg (continued)—Herder—Tour in Alsace and Lorraine—Frederika
186Chapter 2
556PART THE THIRD.
187Chapter 3
557Eleventh Book. Frederica (continued)—Return from Strasbourg
188Chapter 4
558Twelfth Book. Merck—Wetzlar; the Imperial Chamber—Charlotte
189Chapter 5
559Thirteenth Book. Goetz von Berlichingen and Werther
190Chapter 6
560Fourteenth Book. Lenz—Lavater and Basedow—Cologne
191Chapter 7
561Fifteenth Book. Moravians—"The Wandering Jew"—Zimmerman—"Clavigo"
192Chapter 8
562PART THE FOURTH.
193Chapter 9
563Sixteenth Book. Spinoza—Jung (Stilling)
194Chapter 10
564Seventeenth Book. Lili—Betrothal—Ulrich von Hutten
195Chapter 11
565Eighteenth Book. Hans Sachs—The Stolbergs—Switzerland
196Chapter 12
566Nineteenth Book. Lavater—"Egmont"
197Chapter 13
567Twentieth Book. Kraus—Daemonic Influence—Heidelberg—Departure for Weimar
198Chapter 14
568Translator's Preface
199Chapter 15
569II
200Chapter 16
570III
201Chapter 17
571Life and Character
202Chapter 18
572II
203The Good Women
573III
204Novella; or, A Tale
574IV
205The Recreations of the German Emigrants (pt. 1)
575V
206The Recreations of the German Emigrants (pt. 2)
576VI
207- Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily (A Fairy Tale)
577VII
208Dramatis Personæ
578Literature and Art
209Act 1
579Science
210II.
580Nature: Aphorisms
211III.
581Letters
212IV.
582From Carlsbad to the Brenner
213V.
583From the Brenner to Verona
214VI.
584From Verona to Venice
215VII.
585Venice
216VIII.
586From Ferrara to Rome
217IX.
587Rome
218Preface
588Naples
219Dramatis Personæ
589Sicily
220ACT I.
590Palermo (pt. 1)
221II.
591Palermo (pt. 2)
222III.
592Letters from Switzerland (pt. 1)
223IV.
593Letters from Switzerland (pt. 2)
224V.
594Correspondence with K. F. Zelter
225ACT II.
595Eckermann’s Conversations with Goethe (pt. 1)
226II.
596Eckermann’s Conversations with Goethe (pt. 2)
227III.
597Translator's Preface
228IV.
598Preface to the First Edition of 1810
229V.
599Introduction
230VI.
600PART I. PHYSIOLOGICAL COLOURS.
231VII
601I. Effects of Light and Darkness on the Eye
232VIII.
602II. Effects of Black and White Objects on the Eye
233IX.
603III. Grey Surfaces and Objects
234ACT III.
604IV. Dazzling Colourless Objects
235II.
605V. Coloured Objects
236III.
606VI. Coloured Shadows
237IV.
607VII. Faint Lights
238V.
608VIII. Subjective Halos
239VI.
609Pathological Colours. Appendix
240VII.
610PART II. PHYSICAL COLOURS.
241VIII.
611IX. Dioptrical Colours
242IX.
612X. Dioptrical Colours of the First Class
243X.
613XI. Dioptrical Colours of the Second Class.—Refraction
244XI.
614XII. Refraction without the Appearance of Colour
245XII.
615XIII. Conditions of the Appearance of Colour
246XIII.
616XIV. Conditions under which the Appearance of Colour Increases
247XIV.
617XV. Explanation of the Foregoing Phenomena
248XV.
618XVI. Decrease of the Appearance of Colour
249XVI.
619XVII. Grey Objects Displaced by Refraction
250ACT IV.
620XVIII. Coloured Objects Displaced by Refraction
251II.
621XIX. Achromatism and Hyperchromatism
252III.
622XX. Advantages of Subjective Experiments.—Transition to the Objective
253IV.
623Objective Experiments
254V.
624XXI. Refraction without the Appearance of Colour
255ACT V.
625XXII. Conditions of the Appearance of Colour
256II.
626XXIII. Conditions of the Increase of Colour
257III.
627XXIV. Explanation of the Foregoing Phenomena
258IV.
628XXV. Decrease of the Appearance of Colour
259V.
629XXVI. Grey Objects
260VI.
630XXVII. Coloured Objects
261VII.
631XXVIII. Achromatism and Hyperchromatism
262VIII.
632XXIX. Combination of Subjective and Objective Experiments
263IX.
633XXX. Transition
264X.
634XXXI. Catoptrical Colours
265XI.
635XXXII. Paroptical Colours
266XII.
636XXXIII. Epoptical Colours
267Dramatis Personæ
637PART III. CHEMICAL COLOURS
268ACT I.
638XXXIV. Chemical Contrast
269II.
639XXXV. White
270ACT II.
640XXXVI. Black
271ACT III.
641XXXVII. First Excitation of Colour
272ACT IV.
642XXXVIII. Augmentation of Colour44
273II.
643XXXIX. Culmination45
274ACT V.
644XL. Fluctuation
275II.
645XLI. Passage through the Whole Scale
276III.
646XLII. Inversion
277IV.
647XLIII. Fixation
278V.
648XLIV. Intermixture, Real
279VI.
649XLV. Intermixture, Apparent
280Stella
650XLVI. Communication, Actual
281Dramatis Personæ
651XLVII. Communication, Apparent
282Act 1.
652XLVIII. Extraction
283Act 2.
653XLIX. Nomenclature
284Act 3.
654L. Minerals
285Act 4.
655LI. Plants
286Act 5.
656LII. Worms, Insects, Fishes
287Brother and Sister
657LIII. Birds
288Persons of the Drama
658LIV. Mammalia and Human Beings
289ACT I.
659LV. Physical and Chemical Effects of the Transmission of Light through Coloured Mediums
290II.
660LVI. Chemical Effect in Dioptrical Achromatism
291III.
661PART IV. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
292ACT II.
662The Facility with which Colour Appears
293II.
663The Force of Colour
294ACT III.
664The Definite Nature of Colour
295II.
665Combination of the Two Principles
296III.
666Augmentation to Red
297ACT IV.
667Junction of the Two Augmented Extremes
298II.
668Completeness the Result of Variety
299III.
669Completeness the Result of Variety in Colour
300IV.
670Harmony of the Complete State
301V.
671Facility with which Colour may be made to tend either to the Plus or Minus Side
302ACT V.
672Evanescence of Colour
303II.
673Permanence of Colour
304III.
674PART V. RELATION TO OTHER PURSUITS—RELATION TO PHILOSOPHY
305IV.
675Relation to Mathematics
306V.
676Relation to the Technical Operations of the Dyer
307VI.
677Relation to Physiology and Pathology
308Introductory Note
678Relation to Natural History
309Dramatis Personae
679Relation to General Physics
310ACT I
680Relation to the Theory of Music
311II.
681Concluding Observations on Terminology
312III.
682PART VI. EFFECT OF COLOUR WITH REFERENCE TO MORAL ASSOCIATIONS
313ACT II
683Yellow
314II.
684Red-Yellow
315ACT III
685Yellow-Red
316II.
686Blue
317ACT IV
687Red-Blue
318II.
688Red
319ACT V
689Green
320II.
690Completeness and Harmony
321III.
691Yellow and Blue
322IV.
692Yellow and Red
323Faust
693Blue and Red
324Preface
694Yellow-Red and Blue-Red
325An Goethe
695Combinations Non-Characteristic
326Dedication
696Relation of the Combinations to Light and Dark
327Prelude at the Theatre
697Considerations Derived from the Evidence of Experience and History
328Prologue in Heaven
698Æsthetic Influence
329First Part of the Tragedy
699Chiaro-Scuro
330II. Before the City–Gate
700Tendency to Colour
331III. The Study
701Keeping
332IV. The Study
702Colour in General Nature
333V. Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig
703Characteristic Colouring
334VI. Witches’ Kitchen
704Harmonious Colouring
335VII. Street
705Genuine Tone
336VIII. Evening a Small, Neatly Kept Chamber
706False Tone
337IX. Promenade
707Weak Colouring
338X. The Neighbor’s House
708The Motley
339XI. A Street
709Dread of Theory
340XII. Garden
710Ultimate Aim
341XIII. A Garden–Arbor
711Grounds
342XIV. Forest and Cavern
712Pigments
343XV. Margaret’s Room
713Allegorical, Symbolical, Mystical Application of Colour
344XVI. Martha’s Garden
714Concluding Observations (pt. 1)
345XVII. At the Fountain
715Concluding Observations (pt. 2)
346XVIII. Donjon
716Winckelmann and His Age
347XIX. Night
717Introduction to the Propyläen
348XX. Cathedral
718Criticism on Goethe & His Works:
349XXI. Walpurgis–Night
719Chapter I.
350XXII. Walpurgis–Night’s Dream
720Chapter II.
351XXIII. Dreary Day
721Chapter III.
352XXIV. Night
722Chapter IV.
353XXV. Dungeon
723Chapter V.
354- Faust (Part Two)
724Chapter VI.
355Dramatis Personæ
725Chapter VII.
356Act I.
726Chapter VIII.
357Act II.
727Chapter IX.
358Act III.
728Chapter X.
359Act IV.
729Chronological List of Works
360Act V.
730Goethe: The Writer (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
361- Faustus (Translated by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
731Byron and Goethe (Giuseppe Mazzini)
362Dramatis Personæ
732The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' (H. B. Cotterill)
363ACT I.
733Preface
364II.
734I. The Old Faust-Legend
365III.
735II. Goethe's 'Faust'. Part I
366IV.
736III. Goethe's 'Faust'. Part II
367ACT II.
737Goethe's Farbenlehre: Theory of Colors (I&II) (John Tyndall)
368II.
738Analysis
369III.
739Reflection
370IV.
740Memorable Quotes