Literature

Italian Journey: The Collected Works of Goethe, Volume 6

    Edited by
  • Thomas P. Saine
  • Jeffrey L. Sammons
    Introduction by
  • Thomas P. Saine
    Translated by
  • Robert R. Heitner

An authoritative English translation of Goethe鈥檚 correspondence and diary entries from his travels in Italy

Paperback

Price:
$29.95/拢25.00
ISBN:
Published:
Nov 17, 2026
Pages:
496
Size:
6.13 x 9.25 in.

Containing the letters and diaries that Goethe wrote during his journey to Italy at age thirty-seven, Italian Journey reveals his tremendous range of interests. His writings cover literature, art history and his own struggle to be a painter, various sciences and political events, personal encounters, and the Italian landscape. 鈥淚n Rome, I first found myself,鈥 Goethe writes, 鈥渇or the first time I achieved inner harmony.鈥 For Goethe the writer, this temporal and spiritual journey was at the root of his development from Sturm und Drang to classicism, a decisive point in his life and the history of German literature.

The Collected Works of Goethe presents modern translations of a representative portion of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe鈥檚 vast body of work. Selected from more than 140 volumes in German, this twelve-volume series remains the standard collection in English and features poetry, drama, fiction, memoir, criticism, and scientific writing.