Italian Journey, 1786-1788

Customer Reviews

A surprising read. - By: philaper, 30 Apr 2007
I purchased this book for an essay on Goethe's journey in Italy. I chose this translation after comparing it to the other one available, as I felt the style was closer to Goethe's intentions. Admittedly I expected it to be somewhat boring & the first few pages were a slow read. However once Goethe reaches Rome, his excitement of being on "classic soil" is so well conveyed, that I reallly got into it. The book is based on letters that he wrote home to Weimar & his reflections some time later when he compiled it. They provide an interesting perspective of Italy & Europe at the time & the lifestyles of the upper-class intellectuals. The most surprising part for me however, was that Goethe actuallly has a sense of humour which his quirky little observations of life as a humanitarian show. I recommend finding a copy of the Roman Elegies & some of his other works of the time, to complement 'Italian Journey'.

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