Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832)
– great poet and scientist
Félag um átjándu aldar fræði (the Icelandic Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies) is holding a symposium, originally planned for 10 February but postponed because of a bad weather forecast for that day, under the title
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) – great poet and scientist
in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3, in the lecture hall on the 2nd floor,
on Saturday 24 February 2018.
The symposium begins at 13:30 and ends no later than 16:15.
There will be four talks, as follows:
The reception of Goethe’s literary works up to the end of the 19th century
Gísli Magnússon, Associate Professor of Danish at the University of Iceland
Icelandic translations of Goethe’s literary works
Gauti Kristmannsson, Professor of Translation Studies at the University of Iceland
COFFEE BREAK
On Goethe’s botany, the simplicity of plants and aesthetics in science
Þóra Ellen Þórhallsdóttir, Professor at the University of Iceland’s Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences
The spectrum of the emotions: a few words on Goethe’s theory of colours
Aðalsteinn Ingólfsson, art historian
Chair: Ingi Sigurðsson, Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Iceland
Each talk takes about 20 minutes.
About 10 minutes are set aside for questions and discussion after each talk.
During the break, refreshments will be served outside the lecture hall.
Abstracts of the talks will be available at the symposium.
They will later be published on the society’s website, http://fraedi.is/18.oldin/