Goethe: Life as a work of art

Safransky recreates the life of the last universal genius on the basis of primary sources - works, letters, diaries, conversations, evidence of contemporaries, therefore, Goethe"s image in his biography is unusually alive: a young man from a good family, an ever -in love, he becomes the most popular author, receives A well -paid position, is fond of natural sciences, runs to Italy, lives with her beloved woman outside of marriage - and at the same time creates his unforgettable works. But this is not enough for him: he wants his life to become a work of art. In his book, Safransky masterfully reconstructs Goethe’s life, allowing us to feel like the contemporaries of this man and understand how Goethe became what he became