Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, an introduction. For people interested in German literature, students and tourists. Who was Goethe? The author of “Faust” and the “Theory of Colours”, of “Werther” and the “Elective Affinities”. Germany’s most famous poet. A superstar in his own lifetime, a universal mind and leading representative of European culture. In 26 key words, Felix Höpfner tells the story of a long, productive and fulfilled life: from A as in Auge/Eye via Faust, Götz von Berlichingen, Italy, Newton, Schiller and Weimar through to Z for Zur Farbenlehre/On the Theory of Colours.
