Goethe believes that the real life of art lies in individual mastery and description.
Johann wolfgang von goethe (1August 28th, 749-1March 22nd, 832), born in Frankfurt am Main, is a famous German thinker, writer and scientist. He is the most famous representative of Weimar classicism.
As the creator of poetry, drama and prose, he is one of the greatest writers in Germany and an outstanding and brilliant figure in the field of world literature. 1773, he wrote a play "Gotz von Berlichenken", which was famous in German literature. Young Werther was published on 1774, which made him famous. 1776 began to serve Weimar principality. He finished Faust at 183 1 and died in Weimar the following year.
Engels said: "Goethe is sometimes very great and sometimes extremely small." "In his mind, there is often a struggle between a talented poet and the cautious son of Frankfurt City Councillor and the parliamentary adviser of the honorable Weimar." Engels even mentioned Goethe and Hegel together and spoke highly of them, saying that "Goethe and Hegel are Zeus on Mount Olympus in their respective fields".
Goethe's personality influence:
Goethe has a great influence on world literature. His works have been translated into 48 languages and are an important part of the classics of various countries. Goethe is familiar with many languages and the literary works and forms of various historical periods in European countries. He translated, parodied or wrote in the style of these works. Faust is just a collection of European literary traditions.
Goethe is also interested in folk songs all over the world and actively collects works outside the mainstream of Europe.
The most prominent examples of his participation in "world literature" are two collections of poetry, Poetry of the East and the West and Ode to the Four Seasons between China and Germany. The former was influenced by the Persian poet Hafez, while the latter was influenced by China's plays and novels. Goethe hoped to improve tolerance through cultural understanding. His "world literature" should be called "cross-cultural communication", which means a series of global dialogues and exchanges. In these dialogues and exchanges, the individuality of different cultures has become increasingly obvious, but it has not been erased.
Through extensive academic reading and text translation, Goethe learned about the viewpoints of various cultures in the world, and treated them with tolerance and calmly accepted or ignored them. Goethe agrees with Kant that art and science inspire each other. His scientific practice and "world literature" practice are all aimed at seeking the unity and harmony of all living things in different ways.