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The Poems of Goethe, Translated in the Original Metres

Part II. Tragedy completed in………….. 1831 Elpenor, a Fragment, Tragedy…………………. 1781─3 Iphigenia auf Tauris, Classical drama…………. 1786─7 Torquato Tasso, Classical drama………………. 1787─9 The Natural Daughter, Tragedy………………… 1799─1803 Gotz von Berlichingen, Prose drama……………. 1773 Egmont, Tragedy…………………………….. 1775─87 Clavigo, Tragedy……………………………. 1774 Stella, Tragedy…………………………….. 1774 The Brother and Sister, Prose drama…………… 1776 The Wager, Comedy…………………………… 1812 The Gross-Cophta, Comedy…………………….. 1789 The Burgher-General, Comedy………………….. 1793 The Rebels, Political drama………………….. 1793 The Triumph of Sensibility, Dramatic whim……… 1777 The Birds, after Aristophanes, Comedy…………. 1780 Erwin and Elmire, Melodrama………………….. 1775─88 Claudine von Villa Bella, Melodrama…………… 1775─88 Jery and Bately, Melodrama…………………… 1779 Lila, Melodrama…………………………….. 1777─8 The Fisher-Girl, Melodrama…………………… 1782 Sport. Cunning, and Revenge, Opera Buffa………. 1785 What we're bringing, Prelude…………………. 1802 Pandora, Drama……………………………… 1807─8

Edgar Alfred Bowring translation

In addition to the above, there are nearly 20 minor dramatic pieces.

II. PROSE WORKS.

TITLE DATE,

ROMANCES AND NOVELS:—

Sorrows of Werther……………………….. 1774

The Elective Affinities…………………… 1809

Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship…………… 1777─96

Wilhelm Meister's Wanderings………………. 1807─29

Conversations of German Emigrants………….. 1793─5 Notes on Winckelmann………………………… 1805 Life of Philip Hackert………………………. 1810-11 Life of Benvenuto Cellini (Translation)……….. 1796─1803 Autobiography………………………………. 1811─31 Letters from Switzerland…………………….. 1775─1808 Tour in Italy………………………………. 1786-1817 French Campaign…………………………….. 1792─1822 Annals…………………………………….. 1819-25 Art and Antiquity…………………………… 1815─28 Theory of Colours…………………………… 1790-1810

In addition to the above, Goethe produced an almost endless number of translations, criticisms, essays, &c.

III. POETICAL WORKS.

Other than those embraced in the plan of the present volume.

TITLE DATE, Masonic Songs (7)…………………………… 1815─30 Poems on Pictures (21)………………………. 1819, &c. Invectives (44)…………………………….. 1802─24 Political poems (54)………………………… 1814, &c. Masques (14)……………………………….. 1776-1818 Poems in the name of the citizens of Carlsbad (7). 1810─12 Poems on Individuals, &c. (209)………………. 1778─1831 Chinese-German Poems (14)……………………. 1827 Prophecies of Bakis (33)…………………….. 1798 The Four Seasons (99)……………………….. 1796 Epistles (3)……………………………….. 1794 Achilleis—Canto I………………………….. 1798─9 Reineke Fuchs………………………………. 1793

Theatrical Prologues and Epilogues (12, including

the Epilogue to the Song of the Bell, given in

this volume)…………………………….. 1782─1821

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