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Books by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe mentioned on podcasts
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Faust
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a classic play about a man who sells his soul to the devil in exchange for unlimited knowledge and worldly experience.
Discussed“In, if you contrast the Faust books of Marlow versus Goethe, in Marlow's Faust, that was the 16th century Faust story,”
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The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Sorrows of Young Werther is an epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that chronicles the intense, unrequited romantic passion and ultimate tragic demise of a young artist.
Discussed“So we're going to have to go all the way back to 1774 when this novel came out. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.”
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The Complete Harvard Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature
Discussed“and they have a record called philosophy of the world and it's three sisters who absolutely can't play music”
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The Vampire Archives
Discussed“Who in 1819 writes an article called The Vampire, a tale by Lord Byron. And this is this is going to spread this is a very popular story.”
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Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
Discussed“He wrote a book called "Wilhelm Meister" and that was him stealing from Shakespeare. That is Goethe saying, "I want to be as much like Shakespeare as I can be," while Shakespeare was stealing from Plutarch, from Montaigne, from Danish legends, and from other plays—everyone has been stealing from one another.”
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