Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
historical figure · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
Goethe
in the texts
The Rights of War and Peace
German writer whose conversations with Eckermann are included in the Library.
Goethe contributes his brilliant and sagacious observations on men and things as he communicated them to Eckerman.
History of Modern Philosophy from Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time
German poet invoked as an exemplar of modern cultural achievement.
the modern, as irrefutable as Goethe's poetry and the music of Beethoven.