Letters from Switzerland

This duel-language book contains the first English-language translation of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Letters From Switzerland to appear in over 100 years-- and it is the only version now in print. Also included is an introduction the German-language text a glossary interpretive essay selected bibliography plus assorted photos and maps [180 pages]. Goethe's expedition through Switzerland and the Savoy during the autumn 1779 traversed a wild Alpine landscape decades before it became the popular playground of Europe for thrill-seeking Victorian travelers. For Germany's greatest literary figure the rugged Alpine landscape was both a place of spiritual and scientific wonder and an environment that would provide inspiration for many of Goethe's best loved writings.