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The profound impact of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on Western thought has been frequently examined, yet the extent of Goethe’s relationship to Rousseau has never before received thorough study. Carl Hammer Jr. here analyzes Goethe’s works, paying particular attention to his mature production, to reveal the profound affinities of thought between these two European giants.
Scholars have long recognized the direct influence of Rousseau on Goethe’s first novel, Werther, but have believed that Goethe’s enthusiasm waned thereafter. Hammer, in contrast, finds the affinity revealed even more strongly in Goethe’s later works.
Carl Hammer Jr. is Horn Professor of German at Texas Tech University.
1972 Kentucky Foreign Language Conference Award.
Publication Date
1973
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
ISBN
9780813152608
eISBN
9780813163093
Keywords
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Disciplines
German Literature
Recommended Citation
Hammer, Carl Jr., "Goethe and Rousseau: Resonances of the Mind" (1973). German Literature. 3.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_german_literature/3
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