Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship - Hardcover

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (Author), William Allan Neilson (Editor)

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship is a novel written by the renowned German author, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The book was first published in 1795 and is considered one of Goethe's most important works. The story follows the journey of the titular character, Wilhelm Meister, as he navigates through life, love, and his own personal growth.The novel is divided into two parts. In the first part, Wilhelm is a young man who is dissatisfied with his life and decides to leave his family and pursue his dreams of becoming an actor. He joins a traveling theater troupe and falls in love with a beautiful actress named Mariane. However, their relationship is complicated by the arrival of another actress, Philine, who also has feelings for Wilhelm.In the second part of the novel, Wilhelm leaves the theater and becomes involved in a secret society of artists and intellectuals. He continues to struggle with his own identity and purpose in life, but eventually finds fulfillment through his work as a writer and his relationship with a young woman named Natalie.Throughout the novel, Goethe explores themes of self-discovery, love, and the pursuit of artistic expression. The book is known for its complex characters and philosophical musings, as well as its influence on the development of the Bildungsroman genre in literature. Overall, Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship is a timeless masterpiece of German literature that continues to captivate readers to this day.1917. Goethe is widely recognized as the greatest writer of the German tradition. The Romantic period in Germany is known as the age of Goethe, and Goethe embodies the concerns of the generation defined by the legacies of Rousseau, Kant, and the French Revolution. His eminence is derived not only from his literary achievements as a lyric poet, novelist, and dramatist but also from his often significant contributions as a scientist (geologist, botanist, anatomist, physicist, historian of science) and as a critic and theorist of literature and of art. His most noted works are The Sorrows of Young Werther, Wilhelm Meister and Faust. The novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre became the prototype of the German Bildungsroman, or novel of character development. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.