Goethe Etc.

Adela Ramos, who is writing her dissertation in English at Columbia University, is also the rapporteur for the Faculty Seminar in 18th-Centu...

Among intellectuals today, a prevalent view is that humans are wrecking the environment. (Don't worry: I am not going to write about Goe...

Translation, fostering understanding and perhaps appreciation among people for other cultures, is a central element of Goethe's concept...

I forgot to mention that I have become a contributor to an organ of world literature, The International Literary Quarterly , edited by Peter...

Goethe, according to Eckermann (July 15, 1827), mentioned a benefit of " the present close communications [ Verkehr ]" among the ...

Is there or should there be a "world culture"? This question occurred to me as I searched the web for some ideas on translation in...

Tomorrow is the last day of this year's Oktoberfest . Some great pictures can be found on The Big Picture site, including the above one...