IÑIGO, CHELISSA ISABELA ANA F.

MA COMPARATIVE LITERATURE

CONVERSATIONS ON WORLD LITERATURE

J.W. Von Goethe and J.P. Eckermann

I. JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE AND JOHANN PETER ECKERMANN

A. Goethe
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p.17, Conversations
B. Eckermann
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http://www.eckermannhaus.de/html/j__p__eckermann1.html
II. “WELTLITERATUR”
A.
B.
http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803121736102
III. “CONVERSATIONS”
A.
p.18, Conversations
IV. LITERATURE AND AUTHORS DISCUSSED
A. Chansons de Beranger (Beranger)
i.
https://www.poesie-francaise.fr/chansons-pierre-jean-de-beranger
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p. 18, Conversations
iv. Pierre-Jean de Béranger
a)
b)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pierre-Jean-de-Beranger
B. Horace and Hafiz
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iii.

http://jlsb.science-line.com/attachments/article/27/J.%20Life%20Sci.%20Biomed.%204(1)%2035-39,%202014.pdf
C. Helena (Goethe)
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* Tragedy: play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of
the main character
**Drama: composition in verse or prose intended to portray life or character, or to tell a story usually involving
conflicts and emotions through action and dialogue; typically designed for theatrical performance
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p.19, Conversations

D. Die Novelle (Goethe)

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p. 20, Conversations
E. Wahlverwandtschaften (Goethe)

The book is situated around the city of Weimar. Goethe's main characters are Eduard and Charlotte, an aristocratic couple
both in their second marriage, enjoying an idyllic but semi-dull life on the grounds of their rural estate. They invite the
Captain, Eduard's childhood friend, and Ottilie, the beautiful, orphaned, coming-of-age niece of Charlotte, to live with
them. The decision to invite Ottilie and the Captain is described as an "experiment" and this is exactly what it is. The
house and its surrounding gardens are described as "a chemical retort in which the human elements are brought together
for the reader to observe the resulting reaction."
Smith, Peter, D. (2001). Elective Affinities. Abstract from the article that appears in Prometheus 04 .

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p. 20, Conversations

F. The Prison Key (Herr Gerhard)

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p. 21, Conversations
G. Kunst and Alterthum (Goethe)
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H. Chinese Romance Novel
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p.22-23, Conversations
I. Hermann and Dorothea (Goethe)
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***Idyll: a short description in verse or prose of a picturesque scene or incident, especially in rustic life
https://www.britannica.com/art/German-literature/Late-Middle-Ages-and-early-Renaissance#ref794585
J. English Novels (Richardson),
i. Samuel Richardson
a)

****Epistolary Novel: a novel told through the medium of letters written by one or more of the characters
b)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Samuel-Richardson
K. French Poetry
i. Goethe:
a)
p.22, Conversations
L. Herr Von Matthison
i. Friedrich von Matthisson
a)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Friedrich-von-Matthisson
M. Ancient Greeks
i. Goethe:
a)
p. 23, Conversations
N. Alexander Manzoni
i. Goethe:
a)
b)
c)
d)
p.23, Conversations
ii. Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Antonio Manzoni
a)
b)
c)
d)
Pollard, John (2008). Catholicism in Modern Italy: Religion, Society and Politics Since 1861. Routledge. p. 18.
DiScala, Spencer M. (2018). Italy: From Revolution to Republic, 1700 to the Present, Fourth Edition. Routledge.
O. Shakespeare
i. Goethe:
a)
p.24, Conversations
ii. William Shakespeare
a)

https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Shakespeare
P. Philoctetes (Sophocles)
i. Goethe:
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b)
p.24, Conversations
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ii. Sophocles
a)
b)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sophocles
Q. Aeschylus
i. Aeschylus
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b)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aeschylus-Greek-dramatist
R. Phaethon (Euripedes)

In classical mythology, Phaethon is the child of the sun god Helios, who tries to drive his father's chariot and is killed in the
attempt. Euripides explains how this happened: Helios had seduced Phaeton's mother – already betrothed to another –
and as the price of her seduction had promised to grant her a favour. As an adult, Phaethon claims the promise and asks
to drive his father's chariot, with disastrous consequences.
https://www.oberonbooks.com/phaethon.html

i. Euripides
a)
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Euripides
S. Wilhelm Meister (Goethe)
i. 'Mignon'
a)
b)
http://www.academia.edu/32518166/The_figure_of_Mignon_in_Goethes_Wilhelm
V. TERMS AND PHRASES USED
A. “NOVEL”
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p.20, Conversations
B. “POEM”
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p.20, Conversations
C. “ABRUPT AND UNSATISFACTORY CONCLUSION”
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p.20, Conversations
D. “PROSE VS. POETRY”
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p.21, Conversations
E. “POETRY”
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p.22, Conversations
F. “NATIONAL LITERATURE VS. WORLD LITERATURE”
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p.23, Conversations
G. “THE POET”
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p.23-24 Conversations