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(0)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Werther, der junge, gefühlvolle Protagonist, findet sich in einer gesellschaftlichen Welt wieder, die ihm eng erscheint. Auf der Suche nach Erfüllung und tiefer Verbindung verliebt er sich in die ebenso bezaubernde wie unerreichbare Lotte. Sie repräsentiert für ihn das Ideal eines anderen Lebens – eines, das Freiheit, Liebe und Glück verspricht. Doch die Verheißung dieser Liebe wird zu einer tragischen, unerfüllbaren Sehnsucht, die seine...
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on 28th August 1749 in Frankfurt, All of his siblings died at a young age except for his sister Cornelia and he was home schooled by his father and a range of tutors. He went to Leipzig to study law but preferred writing poetry. However, from these relatively unremarkable beginnings blossomed a remarkable life. Goethe became the most important cultural icon of his time. Whilst his influence is most closely seen...
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Faust: A Tragedy (German: Faust. Eine Tragödie), or retrospectively Faust. Der Tragödie / erster Teil) is the first part of the tragic play Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and is considered by many as the greatest work of German literature. It was first published in 1808. The first part of Faust is not divided into acts, but is structured as a sequence of scenes in a variety of settings. After a dedicatory poem and a prelude in the theater,...
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Aus einem Zirkus entlaufen zwei Raubtiere-ein Tiger und ein Löwe. Als eine Fürstin von dem Tiger angegriffen wird, wird dieser von einem Begleiter erschossen. Die Schaustellerfamilie fürchtet nun um das Leben des Löwen. Tatsächlich gelingt es dem Sohn der Familie, den Löwen aus seinem Versteck zu locken und ihn damit vor dem gewaltsamen Tod zu bewahren. Parabelhaft birgt diese Geschichte die Erkenntnis, dass der Mächtige durch Kunst und Liebe...
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Nel 1786 Goethe, a 37 anni, intraprende il suo primo viaggio in Italia, durato quasi due anni.
Trascorse così due anni di piena felicità, nel duplice appagamento dei sensi e dello spirito, grazie all'amore ed all'incanto della civiltà antica. Il paesaggio, l'arte ed il carattere del popolo italiano incarnarono il suo ideale di fusione di spirito e sensi.
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In the work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) one can find the seed of most German thought, literature, science and theology. A hugely influential man, not only on Germany but on the rest of Europe, Goethe's best known work is the two-part play Faust . Goethe was a privy-councilor to the Duchy of Weimar and his interest in foreign literature helped birth the concept of the world literature. George Eliot called Goethe "Germany's greatest...