Goethe was a German writer. In 1786, he went to Italy to concentrate on the study of natural sciences and engage in painting and literary creation. He returned to Weimar in 1788 and served as theater supervisor. He tended to be conservative politically and pursued the classical beauty of harmony and tranquility in art. After his association with Schiller in 1794, he created "classical literature" in Germany. Goethe's creations include poetry, prose, novels, dramas and many other aspects. His main works include the plays "The Iron-Hand Knight Gerz von Burichingen", "Iphigenia in Tauris", "Torquado Tasso" ", etc., the novel "The Sorrows of Young Werther", the pastoral narrative poem "Hermann and Dorothea", the poetic philosophical tragedy "Faust", the novel "Affinity" and "Wilhelm Meister" (including "The Age of Learning" and "The Age of Wandering"), the autobiography "Poetry and Truth" (four volumes) and the collection of lyric poems "The Collection of East and West", etc.