Little Women Masterclass: Louisa May Alcott And Goethe
Last updated 4/2022
MP4 | Video: h264, 1280x720 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz
Language: English | Size: 212.57 MB | Duration: 0h 30m
Jo marries Goethe
What you'll learn
In this lecture you will learn about Louisa May Alcott's love for the German culture and literature and especially her love for the German poet Goethe.
The similarities between Friedrich Bhaer in Little Women and Wolfgang von Goethe.
How German literature influenced Alcott's career.
What German immigrants experienced when moving to America and how they were treated.
Requirements
All you need is interest for Little Women and Louisa May Alcott. You will learn everything you need to know
Interest for European and American history.
Description
Louisa May Alcott´s favourite writer was the German poet Goethe and not only did Alcott use Goethe´s plot devices in her novels such as Little Women, but Goethe also seemed to have been one of the main models for professor Bhaer´s character, especially in the way he encourages Jo to become a serious writer and Goethe had a similar impact on Alcott's writing career. Little Women has multiple references to German culture and German people. In 1865 Louisa May Alcott travelled to Europe and one of the places she visited was Goethe's house in Frankfurt she wrote about this event in her journal. Alcott was an avid book collector and often send messages to her friends to send her new publications of Goethe's books whenever they appeared. Alcott has multiple leading male characters in her novels. Friedrich Bhaer in Little Women, Augustus Bopp in the "King of clubs" and the kind German soldier John in "Hospital Sketches". In the 19th century, Germans were widely discriminated against in America, so it is remarkable that Alcott introduces German characters in her books and often pairs them with her American...
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