Goethe as woman

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Bennett reviews a number of Goethe's works, offering a new interpretation of Werther, fresh insights into Die natürliche Tochter, and an assessment of Die Wahlverwandtschaften that reveals Goethe's feminine voice. He establishes parallels between Goethe's position and that of modern radical feminism regarding the problem of literary revolution. -- book jacket.