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John Oxenford was born on the 12th of August, 1812 in Camberwell, London, United Kingdom.
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Originally published by Goethe's friend and personal secretary, Johann Peter Eckermann (1792-1854), in German in 1836, this work comprises Eckermann's recollections of his conversations with the German writer and philosopher during the last nine years of his life. Eckermann published a further volume in 1848 using both his own memories and material from the journals of Swiss scientist Frédéric Soret, who was also a close acquaintance of Goethe. The work initially sold poorly in Germany, but quickly became popular internationally, and contributed to the rehabilitation of Goethe's scholarly reputation both within Germany and throughout the world. This edition, translated by British playwright and translator John Oxenford (1812-77) was published in two volumes in London in 1850. Oxenford combined the original three volumes, putting the conversations in chronological order. The topics discussed include religion, politics, literature, poetry and natural sciences. Volume 2 runs from September 1827 to 1832.
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(Originally published by Goethe's friend and personal secr...)
Originally published by Goethe's friend and personal secretary, Johann Peter Eckermann (1792-1854), in German in 1836, this work comprises Eckermann's recollections of his conversations with the German writer and philosopher during the last nine years of his life. Eckermann published a further volume in 1848 using both his own memories and material from the journals of Swiss scientist Frédéric Soret, who was also a close acquaintance of Goethe. The work initially sold poorly in Germany, but quickly became popular internationally, and contributed to the rehabilitation of Goethe's scholarly reputation both within Germany and throughout the world. This edition, translated by British playwright and translator John Oxenford (1812-77) was published in two volumes in London in 1850. Oxenford combined the original three volumes, putting the conversations in chronological order. The topics discussed include religion, politics, literature, poetry and natural sciences. Volume 1 covers the years 1822 to 1827.
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John Oxenford was born on the 12th of August, 1812 in Camberwell, London, United Kingdom.
John Oxenford began his literary career by writing on finance. He was an excellent linguist, and the author of many translations from German, notably of Goethe"s Dichtung und Wahrheit (1846) and Eckermann"s Conversations with Goethe (1850). His first play was My Fellow Clerk, produced at the Lyceum Theatre in 1835.
This was followed by a long series of pieces, the most famous of which was perhaps the Porter"s Knot (1858) and Twice Killed (1835).
About 1850, he became dramatic critic of The Times. He wrote a version of Last Days of Pompeii in 1872.
He also wrote many operatic libretti, including eight for George Alexander Macfarren, including Robin Hood (1860). Bryan Magee, in his The Philosophy of Schopenhauer, described how Oxenford contributed to the promulgation of Schopenhauer"s work.
Oxenford"s anonymous Westminster Review 1853 article, "Iconoclasm in German Philosophy," was written in order to present Schopenhauer as a critic of Hegel.
lieutenant was translated and published in the Vossische Zeitung, which resulted in German readers showing enthusiastic and enduring interest in Schopenhauer"s writings. lieutenant also advanced the cause of Richard Wagner in Britain. He died in Southwark on 21 February 1877.
His 1835 one-act A Day Well Spent, after expansion, translation, and rewriting, formed the basis of Thornton Wilder"s play The Matchmaker, which itself was the basis of the stage musical and movie Hello, Dolly!.
Many references to his pieces will be found in The and Reminiscences of East. L. Blanchard (ed C Scott and C Howard, 1891).
(Originally published by Goethe's friend and personal secr...)
(Originally published by Goethe's friend and personal secr...)