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   1 day ago · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe [a] (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath and writer, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century to the present day.

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3. www.thechainedmuse.com › post › 2020/07/27Profiles in Poetry: Johann Wolfgang Goethe - thechainedmuse

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   Mar 22, 2024 · 9 min read. Profiles in Poetry: Johann Wolfgang Goethe. "The decline of literature indicates the decline of a nation." —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) remains Germany’s most popular poet and arguably its best, alongside Friedrich Schiller.

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Charlotte von Stein (born Dec. 25, 1742, Eisenach, Saxe-Weimar—died Jan. 6, 1827, Weimar) was a German writer and an intimate friend of and important influence on Johann Wolfgang von Goethe; she was the inspiration for the female figures Iphigenie in his Iphigenie auf Tauris and Natalie in Wilhelm Meister.

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6. www.openculture.com › 2024 › 04Goethe's Theory of Colors: The 1810 Treatise That Inspired ...

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   Schopen­hauer would lat­er write that “ [Goethe] deliv­ered in full mea­sure what was promised by the title of his excel­lent work: data toward a the­o­ry of colour. They are impor­tant, com­plete, and sig­nif­i­cant data, rich mate­r­i­al for a future the­o­ry of colour.”. It was a the­o­ry, Schopen­hauer admits, that ...

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   Apr 9, 2024 · Johann Wolfgang Goethe, ab 1782 von Goethe (* 28. August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main; † 22. März 1832 in Weimar, Großherzogtum Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach ), war ein deutscher Dichter, Politiker und Naturforscher. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Schöpfer deutschsprachiger Dichtung .

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   What is Goethe best known for?

   • Goethe is most well known for his epic poem Faust (1808), based on the legend popularized by Christopher Marlowe ’s play Doctor Faustus. The poem depicts a young scholar who, frustrated by the limits to his education, power, and enjoyment of life, engages the assistance of the devil at the cost of his soul.

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   How did Goethe influence the nineteenth century?

   • Goethe had a great effect on the nineteenth century. In many respects, he was the originator of many ideas which later became widespread. He produced volumes of poetry, essays, criticism, a theory of colours and early work on evolution and linguistics. He was fascinated by mineralogy, and the mineral goethite ( iron oxide) is named after him.

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   What did Goethe do in the 1770s?

   • Throughout the 1770s, Goethe practiced a unique, progressive version of law across Germany, while maintaining a side career as an editor, playwright, and poet. He wrote his first widely-read novel, the loosely-autobiographical, joyfully-romantic tragedy, The Sorrows of Young Werther, in 1774, at the age of twenty-four.

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   What did Goethe's father do for a living?

   • Goethe’s father, a lawyer, prioritized his son’s education, enabling him to engage in many literary and cultural pursuits. Goethe was fascinated by writers such as Homer and Ovid, and committed whole passages of these texts to heart.

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9. www.goodreads.com › quotes › 9884Quote by Johann wolfgang von Goethe: “Knowing is not enough ...

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   Apr 11, 2024 · Willing is not enough; we must do.”. ― Johann wolfgang von Goethe. tags: knowledge. Read more quotes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Share this quote:

10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › GoetheGoethe - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Apr 12, 2024 · /ˈgʌtə/ IPA guide. Other forms: Goethes. Definitions of Goethe. noun. German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832) synonyms: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Goethe." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/Goethe. Accessed 12 Apr. 2024.