Goethe's introduction ...

Goethe 1749 was born in a wealthy citizen's family in Frankfurt Town (now Hesse) on August 28th. He studied law at Leipzig University and Strasbourg University and worked as a lawyer for a short time. When he was young, he dreamed of becoming a painter. While painting, he also began to create literature. But when he saw the works of famous Italian painters, he felt that no matter how hard he tried, he could not compare with those masters, so he began to concentrate on literary creation. 1775- 1786 in order to improve the real society, he applied to be an official in the principality of Weimar, but there was no result. 1June 786 went to Italy to concentrate on natural science and engage in painting and literary creation. 1788 After returning to Weimar, he served as theater director.

Goethe was the main leader of German hurricanes and sprints. His works are full of the rebellious spirit of soaring movement, and he has made great achievements in poetry, drama and prose. His major works include the script Gotz von Beresingen, the novella Young Werther, the unfinished poetic drama Prometheus and the prototype of the poetic drama Faust. Faust: Besides, he also 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 of Doris and Egmont, as well as some chapters of 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. 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.