Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- First Published: 1795
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: Late eighteenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Self-discovery, Acting or actors, Love or romance, Robbery or robbers, Eighteenth century, Theater, Fire, Wealth, Germany or German people, Merchants, Nobility
- Locales: Germany
Places Discussed
Lothario’s estate. Home of the nobleman Baron Lothario. Set in the German countryside, the estate is Wilhelm’s initial point of contact with the social circle that will transform his life. Although the estate is that of a wealthy aristocratic family, the main structure is an irregular building in which symmetry and architectural style have been sacrificed to domestic comfort.
As a keen student of the visual arts and of architecture, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was readily able to describe any sort of architecture, and thus his evocation of the...
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Poetry)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Drama)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Short Fiction)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Long Fiction)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Censorship)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Dictionary of World Biography)
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