Chapter 35 Goethe by Ludwig

Goethe by Ludwig Three or four years ago, when the new biography in Europe was most popular, there were two writers in this field. Famous players.One is Andre Maurois from France, and the other is from Germany. EmiI Ludwig. Moloya, who had written biographies of the poets Byron, Shelley, based on newly discovered references, used In a lively and entertaining novel style, he completely brought the dull literary biography to life.Ludwig is A journalist who was born and wrote novels and screenplays. His focus on biography was after the Great War. thing.His style is slightly different from that of Moloya.Moloya is committed to making writing interesting, so that Shen

A dull biography approaches fiction without losing its validity.Ludwig uses an extremely extensive reference material data, in-depth observation and dissection, diaries and other documents of the characters he described, etc., Make this corroborate with his life and inner development.He doesn't like to fall into the trap of others.use it brilliantly Anatomy, he can expose the soul of his characters naked. "Goethe" is one of his masterpieces, and I read it in English translation.author before english translation The dedication to George Bernard Shaw states that, for the convenience of foreign readers, he has put citations and references in

Half of it was deleted, but what was left was a huge volume of nearly 500 pages. About the biography of Goethe, the earliest appeared is the British female writer Eliot (George Eliot's husband GH Lewes.Written in English, but in Germany is also considered the most reliable one, up to the authority of Bielschowski on Goethe's research was only stolen after it appeared.Ludwig's "Biography of Goethe" is not so much a biography. It is better to say that it is an analysis and research on Goethe.He does not give a detailed account of Goethe's career, Instead, it analyzes Goethe's important works and the order of his life with narrative and discussion.one for song

Readers who are not very familiar with De's works and life, when starting to read his biography, must Feeling lost. But Ludwig's in-depth analysis of Goethe's life and work is astonishing.Goethe There is an inseparable connection between his works and his life.Every book of his, every character, All have his background.At the same time, every change in his life is a manifestation of his inner struggle. For this investigation, Ludwig relied on Goethe's own diaries and letters, as well as his friends' They have made various bold interpretations and inferences in their documents.Although some German Goethe scholars believed that

Some places are arbitrary and misinterpreted, but it is still a good way to understand Goethe's personality and works. A rare book.