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Vulpius courageously opposed the invading soldiers and was able to stop the looting until Goethe received official protection from the French commander. A few days later, on 19 October 1806, Goethe and Vulpius were finally married, in the sacristy of the Jakobskirche. Christiane Vulpius
The chapter begins with description of the affinity map (reaction map) or 'topographical chart' as Goethe calls it. On this reaction map, we are told that on it 'the features of the estate and its surroundings were clearly depicted, on quite a large scale, in pen and in different colors, to which the Captain had give a firm basis by taking ...
Et in Arcadia ego [1]. Italian Journey initially takes the form of a diary, with events and descriptions written up apparently quite soon after they were experienced. The impression is in one sense true, since Goethe was clearly working from journals and letters he composed at the time – and by the end of the book he is openly distinguishing between his old correspondence and what he calls ...
Christian August Vulpius (23 January 1762 – 25 June 1827) was a German novelist and dramatist. [1] His sister married the noted German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe . Biography
In 1786, Goethe observed that The Chymical Wedding contains "a pretty fairy story" for which he had no time at the moment. [2] Rudolf Steiner, in his 1918 book Goethe's Standard of the Soul, speaks of it as follows: "On the river stands the Temple in which the marriage of the Young Man with the Lily takes place. The 'marriage' with the ...
The Roman Elegies (originally published under the title Erotica Romana in Germany, later Römische Elegien) is a cycle of twenty-four poems by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. They reflect Goethe's Italian Journey from 1786 to 1788 and celebrate the sensuality and vigour of Italian and Classical culture.
Hans Gerhard Gräf. Hans Gerhard Gräf (5 May 1864 – 20 December 1942) was a German Goethe specialist.. Gräf was born on 5 May 1864 in Weimar.He was essential in preparation of the authoritative 1887-1919 Weimar complete edition of the works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (also known as the Sophie edition).
Entrance to the Jakobskirchhof Grave of Christiane von Goethe née Vulpius, Goethe's wife. The Jacobsfriedhof, also known as the Jakobskirchhof ("St. James's Burial Ground" or "Churchyard"), is the oldest extant burial ground in Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, on land round the Jakobskirche (St. James's Church). The first burials took place here as ...