"Modern Ghosts: Literary Portraits of the Nineteenth Century" - this book is a collection of literary essays, the author of which is the outstanding German publicist and critic Georg Brandes. In his work, the author examines a number of important literary works of the 19th century and reveals the deep meaning and symbolism of the works of such great writers as Goethe, Schiller, Byron, Gogol, Tchaikovsky and many others. Through the prism of analysis, Brandes comprehends the main trends and features of the literary world of that time, revealing its deepest meanings and shades. This book will allow the reader to immerse himself in the atmosphere of the nineteenth century and better understand the work of outstanding artists of that period."