Arno Mauersberger Libros

Written around 98 AD, this historical and ethnographic work explores the Germanic tribes beyond the Roman Empire. Tacitus provides insights into their customs, social structures, and way of life, offering a unique perspective on the interactions between these tribes and Rome. The text serves as a crucial source for understanding the cultural and political landscape of ancient Germany, reflecting both admiration and critique of the tribes' practices compared to Roman society.

In 1831 Goethe called Daphnis and Chloe 'a masterpiece ... in which Understanding, Art, and Taste appear at their highest point, and beside which the good Virgil retreats somewhat into the background ... One would do well to read it every year, to be instructed by it again and again, and to receive anew the impression of its great beauty. 'Touching yet humorous, naive and at the same time highly sophisticated, Daphnis and Chloe is the story of a shepherd boy and girl who fall desperately in love yet find themselves facing great obstacles, because in their passion they behave, as the author says, even more awkwardly 'than rams and ewes.'