Elective Affinities
novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Summary
Elective Affinities is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,607 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[3]
- Follows: Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship[4]
- Commons category: Die Wahlverwandtschaften[5]
- Language of work or name: German[6]
- Country of origin: Germany[7]
- Inception: 1809[8]
- Publication date: 1809[9]
- Has edition or translation: Q56045940[10], Q123250542[11], Q138662516[12], Q141468227[13]
- Work available at URL: https://www.projekt-gutenberg.org/goethe/wahlverw/wahlverw.html[14]
- Described by source: The Encyclopedia Americana[15], New International Encyclopedia[16]
- Title: Die Wahlverwandtschaften[17]
- Derivative work: Armut, Reichtum, Schuld und Buße der Gräfin Dolores[18]
- Form of creative work: novel[19]
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Cultural Impact
Things named for Elective Affinities include it[20], a painting[21], founded in 1933[22].
Why It Matters
Elective Affinities has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for it include it[20], a painting[21], founded in 1933[22].