Project Gutenberg 2005-02-28 Public domain in the USA. 271 Döring, Heinrich 1789 1862 Doering, Heinrich Doring, Heinrich Döring, Johann Michael Heinrich Döring, H. (Heinrich) J. W. v. Goethe's Biographie E-text prepared by the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "J. W. v. Goethe's Biographie" by Heinrich Döring is a historical biography written in the mid-19th century. The book chronicles the life and works of the esteemed German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, covering his childhood, education, and early experiences that shaped his literary career. This biography provides an in-depth look at Goethe's formative years, depicting the influence of his family, education, and early relationships, which all play a significant role in his development as a poet and thinker. At the start of the biography, Döring introduces Goethe’s early life, recounting details from his family background, including his father's strictness and his mother's nurturing disposition. The narrative describes Goethe as a curious and inventive child, influenced by his grandmother and surroundings in Frankfurt am Main. The opening details his artistic inclinations, initial engagement with literature, and the complex relationship he had with his parents, particularly between his father's expectations for him to pursue law and his own passion for poetry and the arts. Through these early experiences, the groundwork is laid for understanding how Goethe would eventually become one of the most prominent figures in German literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. de Authors, German -- 18th century -- Biography Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 Authors, German -- 19th century -- Biography CT PT Text German Language Books DE Prosa Category: Biographies Category: German Literature 274038 2025-08-06T13:05:50.569730 text/html 291438 2020-12-14T05:04:23 text/html 185074 2025-08-06T13:05:57.137671 application/epub+zip 187721 2025-08-06T13:05:53.688763 application/epub+zip 167020 2025-08-06T13:05:52.517785 application/epub+zip 351455 2025-08-06T13:05:59.823734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 340064 2025-08-06T13:05:56.406754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303520 2022-09-07T20:32:45.606228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 264145 2025-08-06T13:05:50.235714 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 260298 2020-12-14T05:04:23 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20053 2025-08-06T13:05:59.949669 application/rdf+xml 14962 2025-08-06T13:05:52.998705 image/jpeg 3680 2025-08-06T13:05:52.758706 image/jpeg 101768 2020-12-14T05:04:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 106750 2020-12-14T05:04:23 application/octet-stream application/zip 183927 2025-08-06T13:05:50.594706 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia