Johann Peter Eckermann (1792–1854)
Author of Conversations with Goethe
About the Author
Image credit: Johann Joseph Schmeller (1825)
Works by Johann Peter Eckermann
Colloqui con Goethe 1 copy
Gespräche mit Goethe 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Эккерман, Иоганн Петер
- Legal name
- Eckermann, Johann Peter
- Birthdate
- 1792-09-21
- Date of death
- 1854-12-03
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- Germany
- Birthplace
- Winsen, Hanover
- Place of death
- Weimar, Prussia
- Places of residence
- Weimar, Prussia
Winsen, Hanover - Education
- University of Göttingen, Germany
Gymnasium of Hanover - Occupations
- writer
tutor
clerk
soldier
poet
librarian
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Statistics
- Works
- 14
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 586
- Popularity
- #42,792
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 63
- Languages
- 13
- Favorited
- 1
For me even the way Eckermann wrote down his anecdotes makes me smile and giggle. You feel like your uncle stops by one evening and goes: did I ever tell you about that time I told Napoleon I didn't like his furniture? Yes, just like that. In all honesty Goethe comes over as an arrogant self absorbed 'genius', but you can tell he doesn't take everything all that seriously and he also shows a lot of humanity and kindness.
I was at first doubtful that this version of the conversations would be well translated. But I must admit it works out very well. The style is loose and accessible and feels very much like the original in how it communicates both the relationship of the two men as well as the personality of Goethe. If you're into history but you want to discover the people behind the famous personages, then this is an excellent work. If I were teaching history I would keep this at the ready to show any student that the past is as lively and interesting as is today.… (more)