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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

Goethe and Rousseau: Resonances of the Mind
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