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Iphigenia in Tauris (German: Iphigenie auf Tauris) is a reworking by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe of the ancient Greek tragedy Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Ταύροις ( Iphigeneia en Taurois) by Euripides. Euripides' title means "Iphigenia among the Taurians", whereas Goethe's title means "Iphigenia in Taurica ", the country of the Tauri .
Der Fischer (Goethe) Illustration by Erich Schütz ( c. 1920) "Der Fischer" (English: "The Fisher") is a ballad by Goethe, written in 1779. Goethe's poem describes an exchange between a fisher and a mermaid who accuses him of luring her brood. As revenge, she enchants him with her song and pulls him into the water.
1832. Read poems by this poet. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, on August 28, 1749, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was tutored extensively in languages as a child. 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 ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Ölgemälde von Joseph Karl Stieler, 1828 [1] Johann Wolfgang Goethe, ab 1782 von Goethe (* 28. August 1749 in Frankfurt am Main; † 22. März 1832 in Weimar ), war ein deutscher Dichter, Politiker und Naturforscher. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Schöpfer deutschsprachiger Dichtung .
Author Profile. Goethe lived through tumultuous times in politics and, consequently, in censorship. He had seen the coronation of Joseph II in 1764, deplored the French Revolution from afar in ...
Intellectuals & Academics. German Men. Childhood & Early Life. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born on 28 August 1749 to Johann Caspar Goethe and Catharina Elisabeth Goethe in the city of Frankfurt. Although he had several siblings, all of them except his sister Cornelia Frederica Christiana died at a very early age.
Der König in Thule. The King of Thule (1896) by Pierre Jean van der Ouderaa. " Der König in Thule " (" The King in Thule ") is a German poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written in 1774. Goethe wrote the poem " Geistesgruß " as a precursor of " Der König in Thule ", while he was travelling to Lahneck Castle on the river Lahn in July 1774.
