The Russian Image of Goethe, Volume 1: Goethe in Russian Literature of the First Half of the Nineteenth Century: v.1 (Anniversary Collection) - Hardcover

"Von Gronicka's book represents the first study in a western language which deals with the interpretation of Goethe in Russia and with the creative reception of Goethe's oeuvre in Russian literature. . . . The interaction of Goethe with Russian literature represents an important phase in Russia's Geistesgeschichte."--Germanistic "It is a 'must' for every student with interest in this field."--Modern Language Journal "Von Gronicka has brought to his task a sensitive mind, at home in both the literatures involved, and remarkable powers of organization and condensation. What he has done here toward a reasoned and balanced conspectus of Goethe's early impact on Russia is novel and should prove highly durable."--Russian Review "This study is by no means merely a philological treasure-trove, a compendium for Goethe-researchers. Rather it is a thoroughly readable, scholarly work with appeal to a broad reading public. One eagerly awaits the appearance of the second volume."--German Quarterly

The University of Pennsylvania Press is pleased to reissue in two volumes von Gronicka's study. The first volume discusses the early Russian reaction to Goethe and his work and his effect on Zhukovski (Goethe's translator and interpreter), Pushkin, Lermontov, the Pushkin Pleiade and the Decembrists, the Russian Romanticists, and the Westerners (Stankevich, Belinksi, and Herzen).