Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Goethe's Opinions on the World, Mankind, Literature, Science, and Art
As to the translation of the sentences, we are aware, from the peculiarity of Goethe's style, that some of the more speculative phrases may admit of double readings. Even the less enthusiastic among the Germans confess that their great writer is frequently slipshod - or as they call it.
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