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Elective Affinities

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, R. J. Hollingdale

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Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love.

Eduard and Charlotte are an aristocratic couple who live a harmonious but idle life in their estate. But the peace of their existence is thrown into chaos when two visitors - Eduard's friend the Captain and Charlotte's passionate young ward Ottilie - provoke unexpected attraction and forbidden love. Taking its title from the principle of elective affinities - the theory that certain chemicals are naturally drawn to one another - this is a penetrating study of marriage and adultery. Inspired by Goethe's own conflicting loyalties as he battled to maintain his relationship with his wife and control his feelings for a younger woman, Elective Affinities is one of the greatest works of the romance era: a rich exploration of love, conflict, and the inescapable force of fate.

Format:
Paperback / softback
Pages:
320
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN:
9780140442427
Published Date:
27/7/1978
Dimensions:
198mm x 129mm x 18mm
Weight:
236g
Category:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

RRP: £12.99

Format: Paperback / softback

ISBN: 9780140442427


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