Goethe Yearbook 15 (Goethe Yearbook)

The _Goethe Yearbook_, first published in 1982, is a publication of the Goethe Society of North America and is dedicated to North American Goethe Scholarship. It aims above all to encourage and publish original English-language contributions to the understanding of Goethe and other authors of the Goethezeit, while also welcoming contributions from scholars around the world. _Goethe Yearbook_ 15 features an array of interdisciplinary essays, among them articles on Goethe and such topics as architecture, mineralogy, theatrical improvisation, and Ulrich von Hutten. Readers will also find two astute and erudite interpretations of key poems, _Alexis und Dora_ and _Urworte. Orphisch_, as well as a compelling exploration of the legal, social, and economic issues pertaining to the question: Why Did Goethe Marry When He Did?; An interpretation of Goethe's _Elective Affinities_, two essays on Schiller's plays, and an incisive analysis by Peter Uwe Hohendahl titled "The New Man: Theories of Masculinity Around 1800" round out the volume.