Goethe was the main leader of the German hurricane movement. His works are full of rebellious spirit of turbulent movement. He has made great achievements in poetry, drama and prose. His major works include the drama Gertz von bell Hinggan, the novella Young Werther, the unfinished poetic drama Prometheus and the prototype of the poetic drama Faust. In addition, he wrote many lyric poems and critical articles.
In the first ten years of Goethe's stay in Weimar, Goethe was busy with affairs and seldom wrote. After arriving in Italy, he successively completed some works that he had started, including Iphigenia in Taliz and Egmont, as well as some chapters in Tasso and Faust.
Goethe's creations in his later years are extremely rich, such as autobiographical works Poetry and Truth, Travels in Italy, novels Affinity and William Meister's Roaming Times, lyric poetry collection and the second volume of Faust, which were completed shortly before his death. These works show Goethe's thought of attaching importance to practice and affirming to work for human happiness, indicating that the positive factors in his thought have increased compared with the previous period. The completion of the second part of Faust highlights Goethe's new development in thought and art in his later years.
1832 On March 22nd, Goethe passed away. His last words were: "Give me more lights." This reflects his optimism as a great writer. Goethe is the most outstanding representative of German national literature. His works have raised German literature to the advanced level in Europe and made great contributions to the development of European literature.