About “The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily”
"The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily" is a literary fairy tale by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in 1795 in Friedrich Schiller's magazine Die Horen. The story uses a river as a symbol for the divide between the outer life of the senses and the human pursuit of ideals. It serves as the concluding piece of Goethe's short-story collection The German Refugees. The tale is considered the first example of the Kunstmärchen, or artistic fairy tale, a genre that blends artistic elements with traditional fairy tale structures. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Book details
- Published
- 1795
- Latest edition
- 2006 · ISBN 9780880105705
- ISBN
- 9780880105705
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily | 2006 | 9780880105705 | Buy on Amazon |
| | The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily | 2000 | 9781869890070 | Buy on Amazon |
| The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily | 1996 | 9780904693485 | Buy on Amazon | |
 | The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily | 1795 | — | Buy on Amazon |
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How many pages is The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily?
The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe has 53 pages.
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