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WilliaM godWin
1756 – 1836, english
Caleb Williams
Edited with an Introduction by
Maurice Hindle
A psychological detective novel about
power, Caleb Williams was an imaginative
contribution to the radical cause in the
British debate on the French Revolution.
448 pp. 978-0-14-144123-8 $15.00
johann WolFgang
von goethe
1749 – 1832, german (b. Frankfurt-am-Main)
Elective Affinities
Translated with an Introduction by
R. J. Hollingdale
Condemned as immoral when it was
first published, this novel reflects the
conflict Goethe felt between his respect
for the conventions of marriage and the
possibility of spontaneous passion.
304 pp. 978-0-14-044242-7 $15.00
Faust, Part I
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by David Constantine,
Preface by A. S. Byatt
Goethe’s masterpiece dramatizes the
struggle of modern man to solve the
mysteries of energy, pleasure, and the
creation of life.
352 pp. 978-0-14-044901-3 $11.00
*Faust, Part II
Translated with an Introduction and Notes
by David Constantine,
Preface by A. S. Byatt
Goethe explores here the philosophical
themes that obsessed him throughout his
life in a work rich in allusion and allegory.
560 pp. 978-0-14-044902-0 $14.00
“[Faust ] is one of those great works of
literature into which a writer has been able
to combine his ranging preoccupations and
understanding as he worked.” —a. s. byatt
102 Penguin ClassiCs
Italian Journey
Translated with an Introduction by
W. H. Auden and Elizabeth Mayer
Goethe’s account of his passage through
Italy from 1786 to 1788 is a great travel
chronicle as well as a candid self-portrait
of a genius in the grip of spiritual crisis.
512 pp. 978-0-14-044233-5 $17.00
Maxims and Reflections
Translated by Elizabeth Stopp and
Edited with an Introduction by
Peter Hutchinson
These 1,413 reflections reveal only some
of his deepest thoughts on art, ethics,
literature, and natural science but also his
immediate reactions to books, chance
encounters, and his administrative work.
208 pp. 978-0-14-044720-0 $14.00
Selected Poetry
Translated with an Introduction and
Notes by David Luke
Goethe viewed the writing of poetry as
essentially autobiographical, and the
works selected in this dual-language verse
translation represent more than sixty years
in the life of the poet.
336 pp. 978-0-14-042456-0 $16.00