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Jan 24, 2016 · At the age of eighty-two, dying of a painful heart condition, Goethe’s last words were “More light!”. Probably his vision was dimming and he just wanted someone to open a window. But it is ...
Dec 1, 2020 · Macbeth World Literature. In his essay Literary Criticism (1771), Goethe gives tribute to William Shakespeare stating, “The first page I read made me a slave to Shakespeare for life. And when I finished reading the first drama, I stood there like a man blind from birth…I realized and felt intensely that my life was infinitely expanded” (163).
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Buch Annette (poetry) 1767 Die Laune des Verliebten (play) 1767 Neue Lieder (poetry) 1769 Rede Zum Schäkespears Tag (criticism) 1771 Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand [Goetz of Berlichingen with the Iron Hand] (play) 1773 Von deutscher Baukunst (criticism) 1773 Clavigo (play) 1774 Die Leiden des jungen Werthers [The Sorrows of Werter; als...
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In the spring of 1771 Goethe, on the mend after a long illness, and aching to escape the sphere of his father's influence, rode the mail to Strasbourg, where he would convalesce further and read the law. Immediately upon alighting—so he reports in Dichtung und Wahrheit —he rushed to view at close range what had been visible for miles, namely the great thirteenth-century cathedral at the heart of town. His encounter with this medieval colossus is described dithyrambically in the essay Von Deut...
O! who rides by night thro' the woodlands so wild? It is the fond Father embracing his Child; And close the Boy nestles within his lov'd arm, From the blast of the tempest to keep himself warm. "O Father! see yonder, see yonder!" he says. "My Boy, upon what dost thou fearfully gaze?" "O! 'tis the ERL-KING, with his staff and his shroud!" "No, my Lo...
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Additional coverage of Goethe's life and career is contained in the following sources published by Thomson Gale: Concise Dictionary of World Literary Biography, Vol. 2; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 94; DISCovering Authors; DISCovering Authors: British Edition; DISCovering Authors: Canadian Edition; DISCovering Authors Modules: Dramatists, Most-Studied Authors, and Poets; DISCovering Authors 3.0; Drama Criticism, Vol. 20; European Writers, Vol. 5; Literary Movements for Students, Vol...
Other literary forms. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (GUR-tuh) was a master in every major literary genre. He published his first book of poetry, Neue Lieder ( New Poems, 1853), in 1770. Most of his ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Faust, two-part dramatic work by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Part I was published in 1808 and Part II in 1832, after the author’s death. The supreme work of Goethe’s later years, Faust is sometimes considered Germany’s greatest contribution to world literature. Part I sets out the magician Faust ’s despair, his pact with Mephistopheles ...
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The Lehman Trilogy is a three-act play by Italian novelist and playwright Stefano Massini. It follows the lives of three immigrant brothers from when they arrived in America and founded an investment firm through the collapse of the company in 2008. It has been translated into 24 languages, staged by such directors as Luca Ronconi and Sam ...
The Lehman Trilogy is a not-to-be-missed American tale of epic proportions. Winner of five Tony Awards (including Best Play) and following sold out runs in Los Angeles, New York, and London, The Lehman Trilogy receives its Utah premiere as PTC’s inaugural production in the newly-built Meldrum Theatre at the Einar Nielsen Fieldhouse.
