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Italian Journey (in the German original: Italienische Reise [itaˈli̯eːnɪʃə ˈʁaɪzə]) is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 's report on his travels to Italy from 1786 to 1788 that was published in 1816 & 1817. The book is based on Goethe's diaries and is smoothed in style, lacks the spontaneity of his diary report and is augmented with the ...
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe[a] (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath, who is widely regarded as the greatest and most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a profound and wide-ranging influence on Western literary, political, and philosophical thought from the late 18th century ...
This list gives a geographical overview of all the worldwide locations of the Goethe-Institut. The list also includes Goethe Centres which are overseas German cultural institutions that have official cooperation agreements with the Goethe-Institut and offer some of the services of the Goethe-Institut, e.g. language classes and certification. Africa Country City Algeria Algiers Angola Luanda ...
A c. 1760 painting of James Grant, John Mytton, Thomas Robinson and Thomas Wynne on the Grand Tour by Nathaniel Dance-Holland. The Grand Tour was the principally 17th- to early 19th-century custom of a traditional trip through Europe, with Italy as a key destination, undertaken by upper-class young European men of sufficient means and rank (typically accompanied by a tutor or family member ...
Torbole, as early as the 15th century, was a stop for European travelers passing through on the Atesina road from Germany to Italy. Montaigne visited it in 1580. Goethe arrived here from Rovereto in the afternoon of 12 September 1786, four days after having crossed Brenner Pass. Goethe was 37 years old and upon seeing the blue expanse of Lake ...
Faust is a tragic play in two parts by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, usually known in English as Faust, Part One and Faust, Part Two. Nearly all of Part One and the majority of Part Two are written in rhymed verse. Although rarely staged in its entirety, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages.
1795–1796. Preceded by. Wilhelm Meister's Theatrical Calling (Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung) (1777–1785) Followed by. Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years (Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre) (1821–1829) Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (German: Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre) is the second novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, published in ...
Felicità Balsamo was still alive in Palermo at the time of Goethe's travels in Italy, and he visited her and her daughter. Goethe wrote that Cagliostro was of Jewish origin, [3] and it may be that the name "Balsamo" comes from the hebrew Baal Shem (Cagliostro himself publicly asserted that he was a disciple of Haĩm Falk, the Baal Shem of London).