Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing
By (Author) Joseph von Eichendorff
Translated by Ronald Taylor
Alma Books Ltd
Alma Classics
15th February 2015
United Kingdom
Classifications
Physical Properties
Paperback
128
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
150g
Description
Eichendorffs prose masterpiece a picaresque account of the wanderings of a young man who leaves home after a row with his father, and who eventually finds love with the girl of his dreams is one of the best-known classics of German literature. Deeply imbued with the style and sentiment of German Romanticism, and philosophical and poetic in its approach to nature and existence, Memoirs of a Good-for-Nothing is at once an exhilarating romp and a lively portrayal of nineteenth-century ideals.
Reviews
Eichendorff breathes the purity of the fairy tale and the folk song a blithe and happy symbol, touching in his modesty, of a true humanity, a cultured, Romantic humanity -- Thomas Mann
Author Bio
Despite leading a life of ordinary officialdom, Joseph von Eichendorff (17881857) was one of the most important German Romantic poets, also famous for his prose tales.
