{"product_id":"elective-affinities-paperback-1","title":"Elective Affinities - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohann Wolfgang Von Goethe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Constantine\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eElective Affinities\u003c\/em\u003e was written when Goethe was sixty and long established as Germany's literary giant. This is a new edition of his penetrating study of marriage and passion, bringing together four people in an inexorable manner. The novel asks whether we have free will or not and confronts its characters with the monstrous consequences of repressing what little \"real life\" they have in themselves, a life so far removed from their natural states that it appears to them as something terrible and destructive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003e For over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753986851104,"sku":"9780199555369","price":15.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f3e6e023b06ac8cb863ef068bd7dc94c.webp?v=1780030975","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/elective-affinities-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}