Zwei Doktoranden der Uni New York haben dieses Projekt gestartet, um Goethe im englischsprachigen Raum noch weiter bekannt zu machen:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 –1832) is one of the most important and influential German writers and thinkers. Most famous for his tragedy Faust, he produced a vast and varied body of fiction, autobiography, poetry, and scientific literature. Goethe heavily influenced Romanticism both in Germany and in the Anglophone world. His work synthesizes a vast array of different forms of knowledge (poetics, philosophy, history, natural science, etc.), and stands as a model for what we would now call interdisciplinarity.
The Goethe Project 2021 seeks to increase the exposure of Anglophone audiences to the full scope of the author’s writing. We have broken down the vast majority of his translated works into a year-long schedule, and throughout the year we will produce videos and blog posts and host regular public discussions with relevant experts on German literature and culture.
Es gibt einen „Leseplan“ für das Projektjahr 2021.
Das Projekt läuft über ein Blog, den Twitter-Account @goetheproject und eine Facebook-Seite. Man kann sich auch per E‑Mail informieren lassen.
Zum ersten Beitrag der Reihe: „Los gehts! Introducing Werther“.