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Goethe

by Irmgard Wagner · 1999

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Analyzes the writings of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and discusses how his writings influenced other poets, what his inspirations were, and how his writings reflected the political, social, and economic atmosphere of the era he lived in.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of thisliterary criticismliterary criticismMore like thisLess of this
Setting
18th century18th centuryMore like thisLess of this19th century19th centuryMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 255 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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