Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Introduction

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von yōˈhän vôlfˈgäng fən göˈtə, 1749–1832, German poet, dramatist, novelist, and scientist, b. Frankfurt. One of the great masters of world literature, his genius embraced most fields of human endeavor; his art and thought are epitomized in his great dramatic poem Faust.

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