Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Known for: Writing
Born: August 26, 1749 in Frankfurt, Holy Roman Empire [now Germany] - Died: March 21, 1832
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (August 28, 1749 – March 22, 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence literary, political, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre-director, and critic, his works include plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
Known for
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Ode to John Keats
Faust
Theatre Play
Wrong Move
Novel
Faust
Theatre Play
The Tale of the Fox
Original Story
Faust
Writer
Mignon
Novel
The Novel of Werther
Novel
Erlkönigs Töchter
Story
Faust
Writer
The ErlKing
Poem
Goethes Faust
Story
Faust
Theatre Play
Elective Affinities
Novel
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe: Faust II
Author
Novelle
Novel
Clavigo
Original Story
Clavigo
Original Story
Faust
Original Story
Petit Faust
Story
Appointment with Satan
Theatre Play
The Damnation of Faust
Writer
Gounod: Faust
Original Story
Reineke Fuchs
Original Story