“One cannot escape the world more certainly than through art, and one cannot bind oneself to it more certainly than through art.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Part […]
German literature
Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship
“The human being is not born to solve the problems of the universe, but to find out where the problem begins, and then to restrain himself within the […]
German literature
The Sorrows of Young Werther
“And you, good soul, who suffer the same distress as he endured once, draw comfort from his sorrows; and let this little book be your friend, if, owing […]
German literature
Faust
“Two souls, alas, are dwelling in my breast, And one is striving to forsake its brother.” — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust Prologue in Heaven The story begins […]