Essays on Art

About this film

LibriVox recording of Essays on Art by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. (Translated by Samuel Gray Ward.) Read in English by KevinS; T.Honcharyk; Cam Davis; Craig Campbell; Max Reichlich; Elena is Rad; Hopeforce1; ToddHW; Rapunzelina; Alan Mapstone; Stacy Dugan-Wilcox; Shreya Sethi; Chuck Williamson; schrm; Beth Blakely; Cezka Mikhail; Matea Bracic; Florence; Ze'eva; Elizabeth Black; Arden; homunculusontheloose Essays on art, letters, thoughts, aphorisms - Goethe's thoughts were dealing with artworks of every branch of arts. He addressed many aspects of the artistic process and described his impressions of works of arts - and even dilettantism - in his essays. Being one of the great masters of German written arts, Goethe used his own skills to express his thoughts: while Section 25 is more of a commented list of pictures in a gallery, two other sections are dramatic readings. Furthermore there are letters, talks and thoughts to entertain - I hope, these essays may function as a worthy treasure-chest for the interested. S.G. Ward translated this fine selection of Goethe's publications around these topics. - Summary by schrm Characters section 16: The Collector and his Friends - Letter 6…

Directors & creators

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;plays; art; Goethe; arts; gallery

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