Elective Affinities - J. W. von Goethe

In Elective Affinities Goethe conducts an experiment with the lives of people who are living badly. Charlotte and Eduard aristocracts with little to occupy them invite Ottilie and the Captain into their lives; against morality good sense and conscious volition all four are drawn into relationships as inexorably as if they were substances in a chemical equation. The novel asks whether we have free will or not; more disturbingly it confronts its characters with the monstrous consequences of their repression of any real life in themselves. Goethe wrote Elective Affinities when he was sixty and long established as Germany's literary giant. He remained an uneasy and scandalous figure none the less and readers of Elective Affinities were profoundly disturbed by its penetrating study of marriage and passion. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study and much more.

TITLE: Elective Affinities

AUTHOR: J. W. von Goethe

SKU: 9780199555369

PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press

DATE PUBLISHED: 09/10/2008

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 272

BINDING: Paperback / softback

LANGUAGE: English

DIMENSIONS: 130 mm x 198 mm x 14 mm

WEIGHT: 194 gr