The Works of Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Volume VI: Iphigenia in Tauris....Torquato Tasso.....Goetz von Berlichingen The Fellow Culprits by von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang - 1901

London: The Anthological Society , 1901. Minor edge and corner wear, lightly scuffed and scratched, corners are gently bumped and rubbed, lightly shelf worn, spine is discolored, liquid stain on the bottom of some of the pages (not affecting readability), overall a clean used copy! 353 historical and thought-provoking pages! Violet cloth with a pastedown on the spine. Gilt upper page edges. Limited edition numbered 157 of 500 copies. Frontis is in color. Deckled page edges. Translated by Sir Walter Scott, E. A. Bowring and Anna Swanwick. "The drama of 'Iphigenia in Tauris' has been considered Goethe's masterpiece: it is conceived in the spirit of Greek ideality, and is characterized throughout by moral beauty and dignified repose. Schlegel styles it an echo of Greek song, an epithet as appropriate as it is elegant; for, without any servile imitation of classic models, this beautiful drama, through the medium of its polished verse, reproduces in softened characters the graceful and colossal forms of the antique......" ---- from the Introduction. Edition De Lux Volume VI. Reprint (1882). Violet Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.