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Elective Affinities. Elective Affinities (German: Die Wahlverwandtschaften ), also translated under the title Kindred by Choice, is the third novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1809. Situated around the city of Weimar, the book relates the story of Eduard and Charlotte, an aristocratic couple enjoying an idyllic but somewhat ...
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- 1809
11,870 ratings693 reviews. Elective Affinities 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 ...
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May 17, 1996 · A comedy drama romance film directed by Paolo Taviani and Vittorio Taviani, based on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's novel of the same name. It tells the story of a married couple and their guests who fall in love with each other in 18th century Italy.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
- 1996-05-17
Plot Summary. Elective Affinities (1809) is German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s third novel. The title is a reference to the scientific phenomenon in which types of chemicals show a preference to combine with certain substances over others. Goethe extends this idea to human attraction and compatibility to explore whether the laws of ...
Apr 22, 2014 · Elective Affinities is Goethe's third and most elusive novel, a meditation on the laws of attraction and the riddle of life. The book follows a couple who fall in love and invite a scientist and his niece to their estate, where they encounter a series of fateful events and revelations.
Mar 15, 2007 · A digital copy of the 19th century edition of Goethe's classic novel about the effects of love and marriage on four characters. The book is in the public domain and can be downloaded or streamed for free.
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"Elective Affinities" begins well enough with the opening credits segueing nicely into the opening scene. However, the movie gets increasingly heavy handed as it goes along while also telegraphing ...
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