Johann Wolfgang
von Goethe (1749-1832) |
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was
born in 1749 in Frankfurt. From 1765 to 1771 he studied law
in Leibzig and Strasbourg on request of his father. During
his time at university he already earned recognition with
his poems and lyric. When he returned to Frankfurt he practised
law and worked on his career as a poet and writer. In 1773
the Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisenen Hand was published,
making Goethe a main representative for the Sturm und Drang
movement. Getting a lot of attention and recognition by the
literature world, Goethe is invited to Weimar, where he took
over many different political offices, but still managed to
concentrate on writing. Beside his literature ambitions, he
was also very interested in science, which was more important
to him, than his writing. From 1786 to 1790 he travelled through
Italy where he undertook more scientific researches. In 1794
he befriends Friedrich Schiller with whom he developed a new
style of writing, which is now know as it's own literature
epoch, the Weimarer Klassik.
In 1908 Goethe finished Faust, between 1811-14 he wrote his
autobiography and in 1831 he finished Faust 2, which got published
posthumously. Goethe used and explored many different styles
in literature and turned out to be an important personality
to the world of literature.
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