Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Early Years 3. The Student Years 4. Intellectual Development and Early Productions 5. Life at Dresden 6. Sojourn in Italy 7. The Dissatisfied Years 8. Residence at Frankfort 9. The Dawn of Fame 10. Fame and Death 11. His Opus Maximum 12. Ethics and Aesthetics BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

About the Author

Helen Zimmern was naturalised British writer and translator born in Germany. She was instrumental in making European culture more accessible in English.