Wolfgang Goethe: 589 books

Short excerpt: "Were, then, these Switzers free? Free, these opulent burghers in their little pent-up towns—free, those poor devils on their rocks and crags? What is it that man cannot be made to believe, especially when he cherishes in his heart the memory of some old tale of marvel? Once,...

Venez, illusions !.... au matin de ma vie, Que j’aimais à fixer votre inconstant essor ! Le soir vient, et pourtant c’est une douce envie, C’est une vanité qui me séduit encor. Rapprochez-vous !.... c’est bien ; tout s’anime et se presse Au-dessus des brouillards, dans un monde plus grand, Mon cœur, qui rajeunit, aspire avec ivresse Le souffle de magie autour de vous errant.

ONCE a stranger youth to Corinth came, Who in Athens lived, but hoped that he From a certain townsman there might claim, As his father’s friend, kind courtesy. Son and daughter, they Had been wont to say Should thereafter bride and bridegroom be. But can he that boon so highly prized, Save tis dearly...

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La historia de Werther y su desmedido amor por Carlota es sin duda un bello exponente de la literatura del movimiento Sturm und Drang, precursor del Romanticismo. Sin embargo, supone a su vez una revuelta contra el imperio de la razón y una de las primeras reflexiones que trata en profundidad la...

Poetry is a fascinating use of language. With almost a million words at its command it is not surprising that these Isles have produced some of the most beautiful, moving and descriptive verse through the centuries. . In this series we look at each calendar month through the eyes and minds of our...

Beneath your leafy gloom, ye waving boughs Of this old, shady, consecrated grove, As in the goddess' silent sanctuary, With the same shudd'ring feeling forth I step, As when I trod it first, nor ever here Doth my unquiet spirit feel at home. Long as the mighty will, to which I bow, Hath kept me here...

Schau' aus dem trüben Erdgewimmel Empor in deinen lichten Himmel, Schau' auf zu Gottes Lieb' und Macht: Er ist dein Gott, er hält die Wacht Wenn wir uns zu Gott wenden oder ein Dankesgebet sprechen, vertrauen wir darauf, dass Gott unser Bitten erhört. Der Glaube daran, dass er unser Gebet...

Es duftet nach Tannen, Zimt und Glühwein - die Vorfreude auf das Weihnachtsfest steigt in uns auf. Wir schmücken die Stube, backen Plätzchen, besorgen Geschenke, hören stimmungsvolle Musik und halten stille Einkehr. Weihnachtsgeschichten lenken unseren Blick auf das Wesentliche dieser Zeit und...

The Greek fleet bound for Troy is becalmed. For the sake of a wind, Agamemnon, leader of the Greek forces, is persuaded that he must sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. But as the priest raises his knife to slit the child’s throat, the goddess Diana spirits her away. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s wife,...

Mit dem Werkbeitrag aus Kindlers Literatur Lexikon.Mit dem Autorenporträt aus dem Metzler Lexikon Weltliteratur.Mit Daten zu Leben und Werk, exklusiv verfasst von der Redaktion der Zeitschrift für Literatur TEXT + KRITIK.Ob in Hollywood oder auf der Bühne – der Faust-Stoff, diese jahrhundertealte...

Faust, yaşadığı çağın bütün bilimlerini öğrenmeye çalışan, bilgi ihtirası içinde kıvranan karamsar bir kişidir. Nefsiyle onca uğraşmasına rağmen mutluluğu bulamamış olmanın ıstırabıyla kavrulmaktadır. Şeytanı temsil eden Mephisto, bu durumdaki Faust'u kolayca...

Las cartas del joven Werther se presenta como una colección de epistolas escritas por Werther, un joven artista de temperamento sensible y apasionado, y dirigidas a su amigo Guillermo.