1 Hometown: Frankfurt, 1749–1765

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgements ix
4. Permissions xi
5. Introduction: The Compromise 1
6. 1 Hometown: Frankfurt, 1749–1765 15
7. 2 ‘I’m Not a Christian’: Leipzig, Frankfurt, Strasbourg, 1765–1771 33
8. 3 ‘Moses! Prophet! Evangelist! Apostle, Spinoza or Machiavelli’: Frankfurt and Wetzlar, 1771–1775 63
9. 4 The Intellectual Love of God: Weimar, 1775–1786 126
10. 5 ‘In Conversation with Things’: Italy, 1786–1788 207
11. 6 Transformations: Weimar, 1788–1794 236
12. 7 Church Militant: Weimar, 1794–1805 305
13. 8 ‘My Emperor’: Weimar, 1805–1814 414
14. 9 ‘What More Could Grandpa Want?’: Weimar, 1814–1825 505
15. 10 ‘These Very Serious Jokes’: Weimar, 1825–1832 580
16. Note on Translations, Editions, and Referencing 659
17. List of Abbreviations 661
18. Notes 665
19. References 725
20. General Index 741
21. Index of Goethe’s Works 751
22. A NOTE ON THE TYPE 757