Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe's Lustspiele

Pamela S. Saur (Lamar University)

Ed. by Jill E. Twark, East Carolina University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

First circulation or publication c. 1770

Places

Germany (Country of Origin)

Genres and Modes

Drama

Resources

The life and career of major German author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) have long been admired for the variety and greatness of his accomplishments. In addition to other professional and scientific roles, he produced literary works of merit in virtually every European genre. Also remarkable is the fact that he interacted with other writers and thinkers and produced sophisticated literary works at a young age, including fine poems and his world-famous novella, Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (1774; The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1779). Young Goethe also wrote many dramas, categorized as “Singspiele” (operettas) and “Lustspiele” (comedies), while involved in acting and theater productions a…

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Citation: Saur, Pamela S.. "Goethe's Lustspiele". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 January 2018 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38772, accessed 04 May 2024.]

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