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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe , 1749-1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and scientist, b. Frankfurt. One of the great masters of world literature, his genius embraced most fields of human endeavor; his art and thought are epitomized in his great dramatic poem Faust. Early Life and Works Goethe describes his happy and sheltered childhood in his autobiography, Dichtung und Wahrheit (1811-33). In 1765 he went to Leipzig to study law. There he spent his time in the usual student dissipations, which perhaps contributed to a hemorrhage that required a long convalescence at Frankfurt... Read more
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The German poet, dramatist, novelist, and scientist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), who embraced many...The many-sided activities of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe stand as a tribute to the greatness... Read more
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749–1832...style, Götz von Berlichingen mit...until 1810. In 1775 Goethe accepted an invitation...was included by Goethe in an edition of...1799 persuaded Goethe to return to the...the last year of Goethe's life and ... Read more

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