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Maxims and Reflections

Author
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Series
Ideas for Life
Language
English
Length
132 pages
ISBN
9781911495284
Published
1 July 2016
Imprint
Urban Romantics
  • philosophy
  • aphorisms
  • reflections
  • wisdom
  • literature
  • human nature
  • Enlightenment
  • morality
  • creativity
  • classical thought

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Description

In Maxims and Reflections, Goethe distills a lifetime of wisdom into concise, thought-provoking aphorisms spanning art, nature, literature, philosophy, and the human condition. Drawn from his personal notebooks and conversations, these reflections reveal his deep insights into creativity, morality, and the interplay between reason and emotion. Rooted in Enlightenment ideals yet touched by Romantic sensibility, Goethe’s observations remain strikingly relevant, offering readers timeless guidance on living with purpose and understanding the world with clarity and wonder. A treasure trove of intellectual elegance and poetic depth.

Author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) stands among the supreme figures of world literature — a poet, playwright, novelist, and thinker whose influence reaches far beyond Germany. With Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship he helped invent the Bildungsroman, the novel of education and self-formation that shaped European fiction from Dickens to Joyce.

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