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This is a fascinating book including 149 original letters by Ludwig van Beethoven. Through these letters you will be able to know the intimate Beethoven, his relations to friends, family, working relations and servants. The most human side of the day to day man's life, his illness, his sufferings, his devotions, his loves and dedication to his brother orphan, also a picture of the Vienna of the time, the historical moment, the war, the aristocracy and colleagues relationships. An amazing trip in time inside Beethoven' s world and music and the Vienna of his life.

This rich compilation of Joyce Carol Oates’s letters across four decades displays her warmth and generosity, her droll and sometimes wicked sense of humor, her phenomenal energy, and most of all, her mastery of the lost art of letter writing. In this generous selection of Joyce Carol Oates’s letters to her biographer and friend Greg Johnson, listeners will discover a never-before-seen dimension of her phenomenal talent.

Die tief reichende Freundschaft, in welcher die zwei bekanntesten Dichterfürsten aus deutschsprachigen Landen miteinander verbunden waren, begann laut einigen Quellen alles andere als günstig, da beim ersten Treffen der beiden Goethe Schiller weder erkannte noch diesem irgendwelche Beachtung schenkte. Das änderte sich mit der Zeit, nachdem sich Goethe näher über Schillers Werk informierte und beide in regen Gedankenaustausch traten, besonders in vorliegender Briefwechsel-Reihe.