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The Reception of Goethe's Faust in England: In the First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

William Frederic Hauhart

 
9780666522665: The Reception of Goethe's Faust in England: In the First Half of the Nineteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

The Reception of Goethe's Faust in England reveals how early 19th‑century readers shaped a German classic for English minds.

In this scholarly study, the author traces how English interest in German letters grew after 1790 and how Goethe’s Faust entered English culture. The book maps the reception across magazines, critical essays, and translations, showing how English writers and readers encountered Goethe through translation, comment, and adaptation.

  • How Faust was discussed in English magazines and periodicals
  • Influences of major English critics and writers like Carlyle, Coleridge, and Byron
  • How translation theory and practice affected English understanding
  • A chronological survey of English translations and related works up to 1850
Ideal for readers of literary history, Goethe studies, and translation history, this edition helps you see the first English conversation with a seminal European work.

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