[pt] Esta dissertação visa uma aproximação entre a produção científica e a escrita autobiográfica de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Na intenção de um desdobramento deste objetivo, empreende-se uma análise do ensaio A metamorfose das plantas (Die Metamorphose der Pflanzen) e de sua autobiografia mais conhecida, Memórias: poesia e verdade (Aus Meinem Leben. Dichtung und Wahrheit). Primeiramente, a partir da recuperação de textos nos quais o escritor rememora conceitos centrais desenvolvidos naquele ensaio sobre o processo de crescimento das plantas, publicado pela primeira vez em 1790, discute-se em que medida o recorrente empenho por um acesso ao passado representou a oportunidade de revisitar, explicar, corroborar e aperfeiçoar alguns desses conceitos, sobretudo, o de metamorfose. Compartilhando do argumento de que a recordação, em Goethe, atua sobre a experiência pretérita de maneira profícua, produtiva, redireciona-se a análise, então, para sua escrita autobiográfica. Após um exame inicial sobre o estatuto do gênero, chamando-se a atenção para sua maleabilidade discursiva, delineiam-se tanto as semelhanças quanto as especificidades do texto autobiográfico goethiano. Sendo assim, ao se lançar mão da articulação de uma série de conceitos mobilizados pelo escritor, torna-se possível acenar para a maneira singular pela qual Goethe redimensionou sua existência, no ato ulterior da escrita, possibilitando associar concepções particulares de ciência e de história na conformação de sua perspectiva autobiográfica. / [en] This dissertation aims at an approximation between the scientific production and the autobiographical writing of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). In order to work on this objective, an analysis of the essay The Metamorphosis of Plants (Die Metamorphose der Pflanzen) and his best-known autobiography, From my life: poetry and truth (Aus Meinem Leben, Dichtung und Wahrheit) is developed. First, from the retrieval of texts in which the writer recalls central concepts developed in that essay about the process of plant growth, first published in 1790, it is discussed to what extent the recurrent commitment to an access to the past represented the opportunity of revisiting, explaining, corroborating and perfecting some of these concepts, above all, the one of metamorphosis. Sharing the argument that the recollection, in Goethe, acts over the past experience in a profitable, productive way, the analysis is, then, redirected to his autobiographical writing. After an initial examination of the status of the genre, drawing attention to its discursive malleability, both the similarities and specificities of the Goethian autobiographical text are highlighted. Thus, by using the articulation of a series of concepts mobilized by the writer, it becomes possible to emphasize the singular way in which Goethe redimensioned his existence, in the later act of writing, making it possible to associate particular conceptions of science and history in conformation of his autobiographical perspective.

Diss. Univ. Göttingen, 2006. / Literaturverz. S. 376-404.

The interpretation of Ottilie in Goethe's Wahlverwandtschaften stems from an understanding of romantic motifs, which find their most systematic expression in her childlike character. Ottilie embodies the romantic idealization of childhood as a means of withdrawal from the enlightened world, echoing the Romantics' rejection of the disenchanted Age of Enlightenment. Through her portrayal of innocent childlikeness, her adolescent conflict with the rational world, and her final rejection of enlightenment, Ottilie maintains her childlike purity, expressing the romantic ideal of childhood. Ottilie's childlike emotional disposition puts her in conflict with the enlightened world of adults and academia. In an attempt to maintain her childlike innocence, she separates herself from the present world and establishes ties to the medieval past through monastic duties and catholic sympathies. However, Ottilie's attempt to remain separate is futile due to her enlightened surroundings. Her journey toward self-awareness begins as a result of her love for Eduard, whose sexual thoughts of Ottilie launch her into a state of adolescence, against which she unconsciously struggles. Continual contact with the enlightened world weakens Ottilie's efforts to maintain ties to her childlike state. In her weakened condition she is unable to resist Eduard's continual amorous pursuits and openly displays her affection for him with a kiss. Her inner turmoil, resulting from her deliberate indiscretion causes the accidental drowning of Charlotte's and Eduard's baby Otto, which illuminates the iniquitous nature of her love for Eduard. She makes the decision to reject full enlightenment and transcends her human frailty by becoming saint-like. Through renunciation, which results in her sacrificial death, she spurns enlightenment and returns to a state of everlasting purity. As the portrayal of the romantic ideal of a maintained childhood innocence, Ottilie seems to be a vehicle to express either Goethe's commendation of condemnation of Romanticism. For the romantic, Ottilie's life and death are a triumph, for she succeeds in passing from this world, having proceeded from innocent child to saint into everlasting life. For the non-romantic, Ottilie's death is a tragedy, for she never reaches true enlightenment and never develops to her full potential.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 1905. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Diss.--Freiburg im Breisgau--Albert-Ludwigs-Universität, 2000. / Bibliogr. p. 351-377.

Texte remanié de: Habil.-Schr.--Philosophisch-historischen Fakultät--Bern--Universität, 1996. / Bibliogr. p. [401]-469.

Habilitationsschrift--Jena--Friedrich-Schiller-Universität. / Bibliogr. p. 537-548.

Diss.--Kunstgeschichte--Berlin--Freie Universität, 2004. / Bio-bibliogr. p. 432-459. Index.

Habil.-Schr.--Fachbereich Germanistik--Kassel--Universität, 2001. / Bibliogr. p. [587]-628. Index.

Texte remanié de: Dissertation--Berlin--Freie Universität. / Bibliogr. p.210-226.