Italian Journey 1786-1788

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749. Having studied at Leipzig and Strassburg, he began to write some essays and lyrical verse, and at twenty-four wrote a play Goetz von Berlichingen, which brought him national fame and established him in the Sturm und Drang movement. He is most famous for his tragedy Werther. He died in 1832.W. H. Auden was Professor of Poetry at Oxford University from 1956 to 1960. He published poems throughout his life, and in 1946 became a US citizen. He died in 1973.Elizabeth Mayer has also translated, in collaboration with Louise Bogan, Elective Affinities and Werther.

• Italian Journey - Goethe Translated by W. H. Auden and Elizabeth MayerIntroduction by W. H. Auden and Elizabeth MayerPart OneFrom Carlsbad to the Brenner, September 1786From the Brenner to Verona, September 1786From Verona to Venice, September 1786Venice, October 1786From Ferrara to Rome, October 1786Rome, First Roman Visit, October 1786-February 1787Part TwoNaples, February-March 1787Sicily, March-May 1787Naples, May-June 1787Part ThreeRome, Second Roman Visit, June 1787-April 1788June 1787July 1787August 1787September 1787October 1787November 1787December 1787January 1788February 1788March 1788Index