Study of Wandering As a Phenomenon In English and German Literature

This study considers why words based on the common root of the verbs 'to wander' and 'wandern' are so prominent in the works of Goethe and the German and English Romantics. What can one infer from the phenomenon and what method should one use to unravel its mysteries. The author attempts to answer this and other questions. Finally, what does wandering reveal about the relationship of literature to the non-literary world beyond it?