Sunday, March 17, 2013

Goethe

Definition:
                 a German writer, artist, and politician.  His body of work includes epic and lyric poetry written in a variety of metres and styles; prose and verse dramas; memoirs

Sample Sentences:

  • Goethe's invitation in 1775 to the court of Duke Karl August at Weimar was a turning point in the literary life of Germany.
  • Goethe is the only German literary figure whose range and international standing equal those of Germany’s supreme philosophers and composers.
  • Goethe once said "I love those who yearn for the impossible."

Usage:
           NY Times
           Britannica

Paragraph:
                Goethe was an 18th century German writer and politician.  He was also a lawyer and thought that self education was the opening to freedom.  He saw the beauty in thinking of different things in the world and challenging the set order.


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