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7460097 No.7460097 [Reply] [Original]

what is the best biography of goethe?

>> No.7460101

>>7460097
while i'm at it can i get a rec for beethoven too?

might as well make it a /bio/ general

>> No.7460172

>>7460097
give me something you little gayboys

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>> No.7460182

>>7460097
Spengler.

>> No.7460205

>>7460097
While we're on the topic of Goethe, I'd like to ask you guys about his version of "Faust."
Which English translation is best?

>> No.7460231

>>7460205
Arndt for unabridged Part Two, Kauffman for (VERY) abridged.

>> No.7460236

>>7460179
WHAT THE FUCK GET OUT OF MY LIFE

>>7460097
Nicholas Boyle's 2 volume biography is considered the definitive (in english)

>> No.7460452

>>7460182
>>7460236
thx m8s