Word: ripley
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...large number were present in Sever 11 last evening to hear Professor A. A. Ripley lecture on "Goethe as Autobiographer." Germany, Professor Ripley said, now enjoys a national life and has a deep and dignified national literature, in which Goethe stands supreme. We must become acquainted with Goethe as a man, however, that we may know his true worth. With a view to the study of Goethe's life and works the Goethe society was organized. This society is engaged particularly in examining the manuscripts of Goethe, which, owing to the extinction of his family, have come into the possession...
About one sixth of Goethe's works are autobiographical. Of these Professor Ripley devoted his attention to "Dichtung und Wahrheit" and "Italienische Reise." In writing the former Goethe's immediate object was to furnish to his readers a key so aid their apprehension and appreciation of the works he had already published. In this work, three volumes of which appeared in 1811, 1812 and 1813 respectively, Goethe gives a story of his early life. Many contemporary portraits also are included, among which that of Goethe's father, is especially valuable. "Truth and Fiction" is a very misleading translation...
Deutscher Verein. "Goethe as Autoblographer." Lecture. Professor A. A. Ripley. Sever 11, 7.30 p. m. Open to the public...
Professor Ripley's lecture in the Deutscher Verein course will be given tonight in Sever...
Prof. A. A. Ripley will lecture tonight in Sever 11, on "Goethe as Autobiographer." This is the last lecture of the course delivered under the auspices of the Deutscher Verein, and will undoubtedly call forth a large audience...