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The Youth of Goethe

David Hume · en
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang, his birth in Frankfort-on-the-Main, 4;
  influence of his birthplace, 2, 3;
  influence of the period on his development, 4-6;
  his debt to his father, 6-7;
  to his mother, 8-10;
  relations to his sister, 10-11;
  his education, 14;
  religious influences, 14-17;
  influence of the French theatre in Frankfort on him, 20, 21;
  in love with Gretchen, 22, 23;
  father resolves to send him to the University of Leipzig, 24;
  his characteristics as a boy, 25-27;
  his early devotion to poetry, 28;
  his stormy career throughout his youth, 29;
  goes to the University of Leipzig, 31;
  his studies there, 33-35;
  influence of Leipzig society on him, 35-38;
  influence of Frau Boehme on his character and literary tastes, 36;
  falls in love with Kaethchen Schoenkopf, 38;
  friendship with Behrisch, 39, 40;
  a jealous lover, 43, 44;
  artistic studies, 45;
  influence of Friedrich Oeser on his artistic ideals, 46, 47;
  _Neue Lieder_, 49, 50;
  _Die Laune des Verliebten_ and _Die Mitschuldigen_, 51-53;
  his ideas of poetry, 54-57;
  returns to Frankfort, 57;
  his unsatisfactory condition of mind and body, 57, 58;
  estrangement from his father, 60;
  his interest in religion, 60-67;
  influence of Fraeulein von Klettenberg, 62-64;
  his dangerous illness, 63, 64;
  works out a creed of his own, 65, 66;
  mystical and chemical studies, 66;
  interests in art and literature, 69-71;
  departs for the University of Strassburg, 74;
  influence of Strassburg society, 76, 77;
  finds a mentor in Dr. Salzmann, 79, 80;
  acquaintance with Jung Stilling, 81-83;
  influence of Herder, 83-93;
  inspired by Strassburg Cathedral, 93-95;
  his love experiences with Friederike Brion, 95-102;
  his manifold interests in Strassburg, 102-104;
  development of his poetic gift, 105;
  lyrics to Friederike, 105-108;
  returns to Frankfort, 108;
  state of mind on his return, 110-113;
  continued estrangement from his father, 114, 115;
  his sister Cornelia, 116;
  makes acquaintance with the brothers Schlosser, _ib._;
  his distraction in Frankfort, 118-120;
  admiration of Shakespeare, 121;
  writes _Goetz von Berlichingen_, 122;
  makes acquaintance with Merck, 132;
  comes under the influence of the Darmstadt circle, 136;
  his poems inspired by that circle, 138;
  his visit to Wetzlar, 143;
  his mode of life there, 144;
  marks the acquaintance of Charlotte Buff, 147;
  and of Kestner, 148;
  his subsequent relations to them, 149;
  characterised by Kestner, 152;
  returns to Frankfort, 154;
  conceives _Werther_, 154;
  makes acquaintance with the family von la Roche, 155;
  his relations to Frau von la Roche and her daughter, 156;
  his unrest after his experiences at Wetzlar, 158;
  his dislike of Frankfort, 161;
  his solitude, 162;
  uncertain whether he should devote himself to literature or art, 163;
  co-editor of the _Frankfurter Gelehrten Anzeigen_, 164;
  his _Letter of a Pastor_, 166;