The volume assembles 15 new contributions to the research on Goethe, including interpretations of "Die Mitschuldigen", the "Sturm und Drang" poems, travelogues and correspondence; comparative studies of Herder and Milton; discussions of Goethe's theory of symbols and image of Antiquity; studies of the reception of Goethe in the work of Simmel and Jandl; an article on Goethe's encounter with Poland; and a documentation of his lease agreement pertaining to the house on the Frauenplan
