The Goethe Society of North America (GSNA) was founded in December 1979 in

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as a

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dedicated to the encouragement of research on

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre director, and critic. His works include plays, poetry, literature, and aesthetic criticism, as well as t ...

(1749–1832) and his age. The Goethe Society has allied organization status with the Modern Language Association (MLA), the

American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) is an academic society for humanities research related to the "long" eighteenth century, from the later seventeenth through the early nineteenth centuries. ASECS was established in 1969, ...

(ASECS), and the German Studies Association (GSA).

Book Series and Yearbook

The Goethe Society sponsors a book series, "New Studies in the 'Age of Goethe'" published by

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Press. The book series aims to publish one or two volumes per year, focusing on the “Age of Goethe” in relation to the fields of literature, history (including art history and history of science), philosophy, art, music, or politics. Since 1982 the Goethe Society has published the ''Goethe Yearbook'', which is composed mainly of research, articles, and an extensive reviews section. The ''Yearbook'' aims above all to encourage and publish original English-language contributions to the understanding of Goethe and other authors of the Goethezeit, while also welcoming contributions from scholars around the world. The book review section seeks to evaluate a wide selection of recent publications on the period which has become a respected organ of eighteenth-century studies in diverse disciplines and which is recognized as a vital compendium of current research in its articles and its extensive review section. The ''Goethe Yearbook'' is distributed free to all paid-up members of the GSNA

References

Literary societies Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Clubs and societies in the United States {{lit-org-stub