Biography of the great author. According to Wikipedia: "Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 - 22 March 1832) was a German writer. George Eliot called him "Germany's greatest man of letters... and the last true polymath to walk the earth." Goethe's works span the fields of poetry, drama, literature, theology, humanism, and science. Goethe's magnum opus, lauded as one of the peaks of world literature, is the two-part drama Faust. Goethe's other well-known literary works include his nu...

In "The Youth of Goethe," Peter Hume Brown delves into the formative years of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, illuminating how these early experiences shaped one of literature's greatest voices. Brown employs a rich narrative style, interweaving biographical detail with philosophical introspection, which vividly portrays Goethe's intellectual and emotional awakening during his youth in late 18th-century Germany'—a period marked by burgeoning Romantic ideals and Enlightenment thought. Through m...