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  • Hermann and Dorothea-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Hermann and Dorothea-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 8 2026
    Hermann and Dorothea by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

    There are few modern poems of any country so perfect in their kind as the "Hermann and Dorothea" of Goethe. The basis of the poem is a historical incident. In the year 1731 the Archbishop of Salzburg drove out of his diocese a thousand Protestants, who took refuge in South Germany, and among whom was a girl who became the bride of the son of a rich burgher. The occasion of the girl's exile was changed by Goethe to more recent times, and in the poem she is represented as a German from the west bank of the Rhine fleeing from the turmoil caused by the French Revolution.

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    2 ore e 30 min
  • Erotica Romana-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Erotica Romana-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 7 2026
    Erotica Romana by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

    Also known as the "Roman Elegies," Erotica Romana is von Goethe's literary tribute to human sexuality and eroticism. Written in 24 elegies to emulate classical Roman elegy writers such as Tibullus, Propertius, and Catullus, von Goethe creates a lyrical work of art that has often been subject to censorship.

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    46 min
  • Sorrows of Young Werther-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Sorrows of Young Werther-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 6 2026
    Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

    The Sorrows of Young Werther (German, Die Leiden des jungen Werther, originally published as Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. The story follows the life and sorrows of Werther after he falls desperately in love with a young woman who is married to another. A climactic scene prominently features Goethe's own German translation of a portion of James Macpherson's Ossian cycle of poems, which had originally been presented as translations of ancient works, and was later found to have been written by Macpherson.

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    4 ore e 43 min
  • Faust I-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Faust I-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 5 2026
    Faust I by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

    Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts. It is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of German literature. This first part of Faust is not divided into acts, but is structured as a sequence of scenes in a variety of settings. After a dedicatory poem and a prelude in the theatre, the actual plot begins with a prologue in Heaven and Scene 1 in Faust's study.

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    4 ore e 19 min
  • Faust II-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Faust II-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 4 2026
    Faust II by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

    Faust is the protagonist of a classic German legend; a highly successful scholar, but also dissatisfied with his life, and so makes a deal with the devil, exchanging his soul for unlimited knowledge and worldly pleasures. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts. It is Goethe's most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of German literature. Rich in classical allusion, in Part Two the romantic story of the first Faust is forgotten, and Faust wakes in a field of fairies to initiate a new cycle of adventures and purpose. The piece consists of five acts (relatively isolated episodes) each representing a different theme.

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    7 ore e 21 min
  • New Paris-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    New Paris-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 3 2026
    New Paris by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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    45 min
  • Essays on Art-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

    Essays on Art-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
    Nov 2 2026
    Essays on Art by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

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    7 ore e 16 min
  • Treatise on Light-Christiaan Huygens

    Treatise on Light-Christiaan Huygens
    Nov 1 2026
    Treatise on Light by Christiaan Huygens.

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    4 ore e 44 min