
The Collected Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. 200+ Titles in One Edition : Novels, Tales, Plays, Essays, Autobiography & LettersBy Johann Wolfgang von GoetheLength199h 45m
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The Collected Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gathers the astonishing range of a writer who helped define modern European literature: lyric poetry, drama, fiction, autobiography, criticism, and scientific reflection. From the Sturm und Drang intensity of The Sorrows of Young Werther to the philosophical vastness of Faust and the measured classicism of later works, the collection reveals Goethe's mastery of form, psychological nuance, and symbolic breadth within the transition from Enlightenment rationalism to Romantic inwardness. Goethe (1749–1832) was not only Germany's preeminent literary figure but also a statesman, natural philosopher, theatre director, and cultural mediator. His long life in Frankfurt, Leipzig, Strasbourg, and Weimar placed him at the center of intellectual Europe. Encounters with Herder, classical antiquity, Italian art, and scientific inquiry all shaped a body of work concerned with Bildung: the disciplined formation of the self through experience, art, nature, and ethical striving. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking to understand the foundations of German literature and the broader ambitions of world literature. It rewards both first-time readers and seasoned scholars with its emotional immediacy, formal variety, and enduring meditation on desire, knowledge, beauty, and human limitation.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to 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
1The Collected Works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Annotated)
384Torquato Tasso
2Introduction
385Dramatis Personæ
3Author Biography
386ACT I.
4Historical Context
387II.
5Synopsis (Selection)
388III.
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6Introduction
389IV.
7Life of Johann Wolfgang Goethe
390ACT II.
8Chapter I.
391II.
9Chapter II.
392III.
10Chapter III.
393IV.
11Chapter IV.
394V.
12Chapter V.
395ACT III.
13Chapter VI.
396II.
14Chapter VII.
397III.
15Chapter VIII.
398IV.
16Chapter IX.
399V.
17Chapter X.
400ACT IV.
18Chronological List of Works
401II.
19Novels & Short Stories
402III.
20The Sorrows of Young Werther
403IV.
21Preface
404V.
22Book I.
405ACT V.
23Book II.
406II.
24The Editor to the Reader
407III.
25Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship
408IV.
26Translator's Preface
409V.
27List of Characters
410The Natural Daughter
28Book I.
411Dramatis Personæ.
29Chapter I.
412Act I.
30Chapter II.
413II.
31Chapter III.
414III.
32Chapter IV.
415IV.
33Chapter V.
416V.
34Chapter VI.
417VI.
35Chapter VII.
418Act II.
36Chapter VIII.
419II.
37Chapter IX.
420III.
38Chapter X.
421IV.
39Chapter XI.
422V.
40Chapter XII.
423Act III.
41Chapter XIII.
424II.
42Chapter XIV.
425III.
43Chapter XV.
426IV.
44Chapter XVI.
427Act IV.
45Chapter XVII.
428II.
46Book II.
429III.
47Chapter I.
430IV.
48Chapter II.
431Act V.
49Chapter III.
432II.
50Chapter IV.
433III.
51Chapter V.
434IV.
52Chapter VI.
435V.
53Chapter VII.
436VI.
54Chapter VIII.
437VII.
55Chapter IX.
438VIII.
56Chapter X.
439IX.
57Chapter XI.
440Dramatis Personæ
58Chapter XII.
441Act I.
59Chapter XIII.
442II.
60Chapter XIV.
443III.
61Book III.
444IV.
62Chapter I.
445V.
63Chapter II.
446VI.
64Chapter III.
447VII.
65Chapter IV.
448Act II.
66Chapter V.
449I.
67Chapter VI.
450II.
68Chapter VII.
451III.
69Chapter VIII.
452IV.
70Chapter IX.
453V.
71Chapter X.
454Act III.
72Chapter XI.
455II.
73Chapter XII.
456III.
74Book IV.
457IV.
75Chapter I.
458V.
76Chapter II.
459VI.
77Chapter III.
460VII.
78Chapter IV.
461VIII.
79Chapter V.
462IX.
80Chapter VI.
463X.
81Chapter VII.
464Poetry
82Chapter VIII.
465Hermann and Dorothea
83Chapter IX.
466I. Kalliope (Fate and Sympathy)
84Chapter X.
467II. Terpsichore (Hermann)
85Chapter XI.
468III. Thalia (The Burghers)
86Chapter XII.
469IV. Euterpe (Mother and Son)
87Chapter XIII.
470V. Polyhymnia (The Cosmopolite)
88Chapter XIV.
471VI. Klio (The Age)
89Chapter XV.
472VII. Erato (Dorothea)
90Chapter XVI.
473VIII. Melpomene (Hermann and Dorothea)
91Chapter XVII.
474IX. Urania (Conclusion)
92Chapter XVIII.
475Erotica Romana
93Chapter XIX.
476I
94Chapter XX.
477II
95Book V.
478III
96Chapter I.
479IV
97Chapter II.
480V
98Chapter III.
481VI
99Chapter IV.
482VII
100Chapter V.
483VIII
101Chapter VI.
484IX
102Chapter VII.
485X
103Chapter VIII.
486XI
104Chapter IX.
487XII
105Chapter X.
488XIII
106Chapter XI.
489XIV
107Chapter XII.
490XV
108Chapter XIII.
491XVI
109Chapter XIV.
492XVII
110Chapter XV.
493XVIII
111Chapter XVI.
494XIX
112Book VI.
495XX
113Confessions of a Fair Saint
496XXI
114Book VII.
497XXII
115Chapter I.
498XXIII
116Chapter II.
499XXIV
117Chapter III.
500Reynard the Fox
118Chapter IV.
501Chapter I.
119Chapter V.
502Chapter II.
120Chapter VI.
503Chapter III.
121Chapter VII.
504Chapter IV.
122Chapter VIII.
505Chapter V.
123Chapter IX.
506Chapter VI.
124Book VIII.
507Chapter VII.
125Chapter I.
508Chapter VIII.
126Chapter II.
509Chapter IX.
127Chapter III.
510Chapter X.
128Chapter IV.
511Chapter XI.
129Chapter V.
512Chapter XII.
130Chapter VI.
513The Sorcerer's Apprentice
131Chapter VII.
514Songs
132Chapter VIII.
515Familiar Songs
133Chapter IX.
516Ballads
134Chapter X.
517Cantatas
135Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years
518Odes
136Book 1.
519Sonnets
137Chapter 1.
520Epigrams
138Chapter 2.
521Parables
139Chapter 3.
522Art
140Chapter 4.
523God, Soul, and World
141Chapter 5.
524Rhymed Distichs
142Chapter 6.
525Procemion
143Chapter 7.
526The Metamorphosis of Plants
144Chapter 8.
527Proverbs
145Chapter 9.
528Tame Xenia
146Chapter 10.
529Religion and Church
147Chapter 11.
530Antiques
148Chapter 12.
531Leopold, Duke of Brunswick
149Book 2.
532To the Husbandman
150Chapter 1.
533Anacreon's Grave
151Chapter 2.
534The Brethren
152Chapter 3.
535Measure of Time
153Chapter 4.
536Warning
154Chapter 5.
537Solitude
155Chapter 6.
538The Chosen Cliff
156Chapter 7.
539The Consecrated Spot
157Chapter 9.
540The Instructors
158Chapter 10.
541The Unequal Marriage
159Chapter 11.
542Excuse
160Chapter 12.
543Sakontala
161Book 3.
544The Muse's Mirror
162Chapter 1.
545Phoebus and Hermes
163Chapter 2.
546The New Amor
164Chapter 3.
547The Garlands
165Chapter 4.
548The Swiss Alps
166Chapter 5.
549Distichs
167Chapter 6.
550Venetian Epigrams
168Chapter 7.
551Elegies
169Chapter 8.
552West-Eastern Divan
170Chapter 9.
553Songs from Various Plays
171Chapter 10.
554FROM FAUST
172Chapter 11.
555II. Prologue in Heaven
173Chapter 12.
556III. Chorus of Angels
174Chapter 13.
557IV. Chorus of Spirits
175Chapter 14.
558V. Margaret at Her Spinning-Wheel
176Chapter 15.
559VI. Scene—A Garden
177Chapter 16.
560VII. Margaret
178Chapter 17.
561FROM FAUST—SECOND PART
179Chapter 18.
562II. Chorus of Spirits
180Elective Affinities
563III. Ariel
181Part 1
564Scene the Last
182Chapter 1
565From Iphigenia in Tauris
183Chapter 2
566From Gotz Von Berlichingen
184Chapter 3
567From Egmont
185Chapter 4
568From "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship"
186Chapter 5
569Epilogue to Schiller's "Song of the Bell"
187Chapter 6
570Miscellaneous Poems
188Chapter 7
571Autobiographical Works & Letters
189Chapter 8
572Truth and Poetry: From My Own Life (Autobiography)
190Chapter 9
573Author's Preface
191Chapter 10
574PART THE FIRST
192Chapter 11
575First Book. Childhood—the City of Frankfort
193Chapter 12
576Second Book. The New Paris—Frankfort Citizen
194Chapter 13
577Third Book. Occupation of Frankfort by the French
195Chapter 14
578Fourth Book. Studies—The Bible—Frankfort Characters
196Chapter 15
579Fifth Book. Gretchen—Coronation Ceremonies
197Chapter 16
580PART THE SECOND.
198Chapter 17
581Sixth Book. Illness and Recovery—Leipzig
199Chapter 18
582Seventh Book. Leipzig (continued)—German Literature
200Part 2
583Eighth Book. Art—Dresden—Return from Leipzig
201Chapter 1
584Ninth Book. Strasbourg
202Chapter 2
585Tenth Book. Strasbourg (continued)—Herder—Tour in Alsace and Lorraine—Frederika
203Chapter 3
586PART THE THIRD.
204Chapter 4
587Eleventh Book. Frederica (continued)—Return from Strasbourg
205Chapter 5
588Twelfth Book. Merck—Wetzlar; the Imperial Chamber—Charlotte
206Chapter 6
589Thirteenth Book. Goetz von Berlichingen and Werther
207Chapter 7
590Fourteenth Book. Lenz—Lavater and Basedow—Cologne
208Chapter 8
591Fifteenth Book. Moravians—"The Wandering Jew"—Zimmerman—"Clavigo"
209Chapter 9
592PART THE FOURTH.
210Chapter 10
593Sixteenth Book. Spinoza—Jung (Stilling)
211Chapter 11
594Seventeenth Book. Lili—Betrothal—Ulrich von Hutten
212Chapter 12
595Eighteenth Book. Hans Sachs—The Stolbergs—Switzerland
213Chapter 13
596Nineteenth Book. Lavater—"Egmont"
214Chapter 14
597Twentieth Book. Kraus—Daemonic Influence—Heidelberg—Departure for Weimar
215Chapter 15
598Maxims and Reflections
216Chapter 16
599Translator's Preface
217Chapter 17
600II
218Chapter 18
601III
219The Good Women
602Life and Character
220Novella; or, A Tale
603II
221The Recreations of the German Emigrants
604III
222The Recreations of the German Emigrants (pt. 1)
605IV
223The Recreations of the German Emigrants (pt. 2)
606V
224- Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily (A Fairy Tale)
607VI
225Plays
608VII
226Dramatis Personæ
609Literature and Art
227Act 1
610Science
228II.
611Nature: Aphorisms
229III.
612From Carlsbad to the Brenner
230IV.
613From the Brenner to Verona
231V.
614From Verona to Venice
232VI.
615Venice
233VII.
616From Ferrara to Rome
234VIII.
617Rome
235IX.
618Naples
236Goetz Von Berlichingen with the Iron Hand
619Sicily
237Preface
620Palermo (pt. 1)
238Dramatis Personæ
621Palermo (pt. 2)
239ACT I.
622Letters from Switzerland (pt. 1)
240II.
623Letters from Switzerland (pt. 2)
241III.
624Correspondence with Wilhelm Von Humboldt and His Wife
242IV.
625Correspondence with K. F. Zelter
243V.
626Eckermann’s Conversations with Goethe (pt. 1)
244ACT II.
627Eckermann’s Conversations with Goethe (pt. 2)
245II.
628Schiller-Goethe Correspondence
246III.
629Scientific & Literary Writings
247IV.
630Theory of Colours
248V.
631Translator's Preface
249VI.
632Preface to the First Edition of 1810
250VII
633Introduction
251VIII.
634PART I. PHYSIOLOGICAL COLOURS.
252IX.
635I. Effects of Light and Darkness on the Eye
253ACT III.
636II. Effects of Black and White Objects on the Eye
254II.
637III. Grey Surfaces and Objects
255III.
638IV. Dazzling Colourless Objects
256IV.
639V. Coloured Objects
257V.
640VI. Coloured Shadows
258VI.
641VII. Faint Lights
259VII.
642VIII. Subjective Halos
260VIII.
643Pathological Colours. Appendix
261IX.
644PART II. PHYSICAL COLOURS.
262X.
645IX. Dioptrical Colours
263XI.
646X. Dioptrical Colours of the First Class
264XII.
647XI. Dioptrical Colours of the Second Class.—Refraction
265XIII.
648XII. Refraction without the Appearance of Colour
266XIV.
649XIII. Conditions of the Appearance of Colour
267XV.
650XIV. Conditions under which the Appearance of Colour Increases
268XVI.
651XV. Explanation of the Foregoing Phenomena
269ACT IV.
652XVI. Decrease of the Appearance of Colour
270II.
653XVII. Grey Objects Displaced by Refraction
271III.
654XVIII. Coloured Objects Displaced by Refraction
272IV.
655XIX. Achromatism and Hyperchromatism
273V.
656XX. Advantages of Subjective Experiments.—Transition to the Objective
274ACT V.
657Objective Experiments
275II.
658XXI. Refraction without the Appearance of Colour
276III.
659XXII. Conditions of the Appearance of Colour
277IV.
660XXIII. Conditions of the Increase of Colour
278V.
661XXIV. Explanation of the Foregoing Phenomena
279VI.
662XXV. Decrease of the Appearance of Colour
280VII.
663XXVI. Grey Objects
281VIII.
664XXVII. Coloured Objects
282IX.
665XXVIII. Achromatism and Hyperchromatism
283X.
666XXIX. Combination of Subjective and Objective Experiments
284XI.
667XXX. Transition
285XII.
668XXXI. Catoptrical Colours
286Clavigo
669XXXII. Paroptical Colours
287Dramatis Personæ
670XXXIII. Epoptical Colours
288ACT I.
671PART III. CHEMICAL COLOURS
289II.
672XXXIV. Chemical Contrast
290ACT II.
673XXXV. White
291ACT III.
674XXXVI. Black
292ACT IV.
675XXXVII. First Excitation of Colour
293II.
676XXXVIII. Augmentation of Colour44
294ACT V.
677XXXIX. Culmination45
295II.
678XL. Fluctuation
296III.
679XLI. Passage through the Whole Scale
297IV.
680XLII. Inversion
298V.
681XLIII. Fixation
299VI.
682XLIV. Intermixture, Real
300Stella
683XLV. Intermixture, Apparent
301Dramatis Personæ
684XLVI. Communication, Actual
302Act 1.
685XLVII. Communication, Apparent
303Act 2.
686XLVIII. Extraction
304Act 3.
687XLIX. Nomenclature
305Act 4.
688L. Minerals
306Act 5.
689LI. Plants
307Brother and Sister
690LII. Worms, Insects, Fishes
308Iphigenia in Tauris
691LIII. Birds
309Persons of the Drama
692LIV. Mammalia and Human Beings
310ACT I.
693LV. Physical and Chemical Effects of the Transmission of Light through Coloured Mediums
311II.
694LVI. Chemical Effect in Dioptrical Achromatism
312III.
695PART IV. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
313ACT II.
696The Facility with which Colour Appears
314II.
697The Force of Colour
315ACT III.
698The Definite Nature of Colour
316II.
699Combination of the Two Principles
317III.
700Augmentation to Red
318ACT IV.
701Junction of the Two Augmented Extremes
319II.
702Completeness the Result of Variety
320III.
703Completeness the Result of Variety in Colour
321IV.
704Harmony of the Complete State
322V.
705Facility with which Colour may be made to tend either to the Plus or Minus Side
323ACT V.
706Evanescence of Colour
324II.
707Permanence of Colour
325III.
708PART V. RELATION TO OTHER PURSUITS—RELATION TO PHILOSOPHY
326IV.
709Relation to Mathematics
327V.
710Relation to the Technical Operations of the Dyer
328VI.
711Relation to Physiology and Pathology
329Introductory Note
712Relation to Natural History
330Dramatis Personae
713Relation to General Physics
331ACT I
714Relation to the Theory of Music
332II.
715Concluding Observations on Terminology
333III.
716PART VI. EFFECT OF COLOUR WITH REFERENCE TO MORAL ASSOCIATIONS
334ACT II
717Yellow
335II.
718Red-Yellow
336ACT III
719Yellow-Red
337II.
720Blue
338ACT IV
721Red-Blue
339II.
722Red
340ACT V
723Green
341II.
724Completeness and Harmony
342III.
725Yellow and Blue
343IV.
726Yellow and Red
344Faust
727Blue and Red
345- Faust (Part One)
728Yellow-Red and Blue-Red
346Preface
729Combinations Non-Characteristic
347An Goethe
730Relation of the Combinations to Light and Dark
348Dedication
731Considerations Derived from the Evidence of Experience and History
349Prelude at the Theatre
732Æsthetic Influence
350Prologue in Heaven
733Chiaro-Scuro
351First Part of the Tragedy
734Tendency to Colour
352II. Before the City–Gate
735Keeping
353III. The Study
736Colour in General Nature
354IV. The Study
737Characteristic Colouring
355V. Auerbach’s Cellar in Leipzig
738Harmonious Colouring
356VI. Witches’ Kitchen
739Genuine Tone
357VII. Street
740False Tone
358VIII. Evening a Small, Neatly Kept Chamber
741Weak Colouring
359IX. Promenade
742The Motley
360X. The Neighbor’s House
743Dread of Theory
361XI. A Street
744Ultimate Aim
362XII. Garden
745Grounds
363XIII. A Garden–Arbor
746Pigments
364XIV. Forest and Cavern
747Allegorical, Symbolical, Mystical Application of Colour
365XV. Margaret’s Room
748Concluding Observations (pt. 1)
366XVI. Martha’s Garden
749Concluding Observations (pt. 2)
367XVII. At the Fountain
750Shakespeare and Again Shakespeare: 1
368XVIII. Donjon
751Oration on Wieland (1813)1
369XIX. Night
752Winckelmann and His Age (1804)
370XX. Cathedral
753Introduction to the Propyläen1
371XXI. Walpurgis–Night
754Criticism on Goethe & His Works
372XXII. Walpurgis–Night’s Dream
755Goethe: The Writer (Ralph Waldo Emerson)
373XXIII. Dreary Day
756Byron and Goethe (Giuseppe Mazzini)
374XXIV. Night
757The Faust-Legend and Goethe's 'Faust' (H. B. Cotterill)
375XXV. Dungeon
758Preface
376- Faust (Part Two)
759I. The Old Faust-Legend
377Dramatis Personæ
760II. Goethe's 'Faust'. Part I
378Act I.
761III. Goethe's 'Faust'. Part II
379Act II.
762Goethe’s Faust (George Santayana)
380Act III.
763Goethe's Farbenlehre: Theory of Colors (I&II) (John Tyndall)
381Act IV.
764Analysis
382Act V.
765Reflection
383- Faustus (Translated by Samuel Taylor Coleridge)
766Memorable Quotes