Wilhelm Meister's apprenticeship and travels / translated from the German of Goethe by Thomas Carlyle Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832

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Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
Subjects
Theater - Fiction.; Bildungsromans; Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
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Adult
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Classic fiction. Seduced by the chimerical world of the theatre and taking upon himself the grand ambition of becoming a successful performer and dramatist, the merchant's son Wilhelm Meister embarks on a tumultuous quest of self-discovery. Along his path he finds himself having to negotiate love, desire and the need to face up to his own past and responsibilities. A landmark in the history of European literature, Goethe's novel is not only one of the key works of Weimar Classicism and the prototype for the Bildungsroman genre, but also a timeless tale of coming into one's own and a fascinating portrayal of the late-eighteenth-century theatre world.
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712513

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