Life of Goethe (1890)

Divided into seven books entailing Goethe's life from his birth in 1749 to his death in 1832. Considerable parts of the book are dedicated to analyses and criticisms of Goethe's works and scientific writings. A partial table of contents is as follows: early experiences; Leipsic student; art studies; Herder and Frederika; Gotz von Berlichingen; Wetzlar; Werther; Wiemar; Frau von Stein; Italy; Egmont and Tasso; the poet as a man of science; Goethe and Schiller; Faust; Goethe's wife; politics and religion.