Johann Goethe Research Paper

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was probably one of the most well-known German writer, playwright, poet around the world. Oftentimes he was also considered to be one of the most outstanding figures in the field of world literature. Even as a teenager grew up in China, I have heard and seen his name mentioned others. What Goethe meant most to me back then, was probably not more than just a great talented German writer. Ever since I really read his work for the class in German, I was immediately amazed by the beauty that lies within his wording that, just that cannot be translated into other languages. As I’m reading “Prometheus” and “Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre,” I noticed how Goethe is really trying to criticize the old traditions, the authorities