Elective Affinities

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Elective Affinities

Editorial: Penguin

ISBN: 978-01-4190-958-5

ISBN sin guiones: 9780141909585

Tipo de cubierta: Softcover

Páginas: 320

Fecha de publicación: 2005-02-24

Idioma: inglés (Reino Unido)

Elective Affinities

Editorial: penguin_classics

ISBN: 978-01-4044-242-7

ISBN sin guiones: 9780140442427

Tipo de cubierta: Softcover

Páginas: 320

Fecha de publicación: 2005-02-24

Idioma: inglés (Reino Unido)

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Elective Affinities

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Primera publicación: 2005-02-24

Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love. Taking its title from the principle of elective affinities - the theory that certain chemicals are naturally drawn to one another - this is a penetrating study of marriage and adultery. Inspired by Goethe's own conflicting loyalties as he battled to maintain his relationship with his wife and control his feelings for a younger woman, Elective Affinities is one of the greatest works of the romance era: a rich exploration of love, conflict, and the inescapable force of fate.