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“Boyle shows us the private Goethe – the lover who lived for many years with the woman who would only much later become his wife or the loving father who went ice skating with his son. Boyle takes Goethe down from his pedestal. At the same time, there are long sections where he analyses Goethe’s work. So the reader also receives lessons in literature. I think Boyle’s biography is a perfect example of how you can put these things together. But, saying that, it’s not a book to flip through.” Read more...
The Best Biographies of 18th-Century Figures
Andrea Wulf, Historian
