Articles related to "Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe"

A brief biography of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, one of the greatest German thinkers.

In sonnet 144, the speaker examines his ambiguity: he prefers to be guided by his "better angel" who is "right fair," but he is tempted too often by a "worser spirit."

The Romantic movement favors subjective, macabre, fantastic, and transcendental subject matter, while the Classical stance favors objectivity and rationality.

All of Europe was enmeshed in the Napoleonic Wars in 1809, but in North America Canadians and Americans were casting their eyes westward.

Comparative Literature studies literature across different times and cultures. Comp Lit programs are interdisciplinary, but stress language skills and critical theory.

Romantic literature focuses on nature, emotion, love and fear. Romantic writers include Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, William Wordsworth, Mary Shelly and Emily Bronte.

Medieval Wartburg, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is one of Europe's most visited historic sights. It inspired Wagner's Tannhäuser and an iconic East German automobile.

Composers have written lots of music about death and evil spirits that can be used at All Hallows parties. The list includes Felix Mendelssohn's "First Walpurgis Night".

A biography of German philosopher Friedrich von Schiller, with focus on his work as a playwright and poet, best known for Ode to Joy, The Robbers, and historical dramas.

Many studies have tried to answer the question - is suicide contagious?

Biography of British writer, philosopher, and critic Thomas Carlyle, a leading thinker of his day, famous for The History of Frederick the Great.

The Princedom of Liechtenstein, located between Switzerland and Austria, offers everything from wine tasting to outdoor recreation.

Leipzig's rise as a city of fairs and exhibitions began 800 years ago. The hometown of Johann Sebastian Bach and the St Thomas Boys Choir has a rich intellectual history.

The historical old town of Frankfurt am Main in Germany is compact making a walking tour the ideal way to explore the churches, shops, museums, squares, and river banks.

The "old" way of thinking is no longer adequate in the 21st Century and people have to be inventive if they are to aim for superior results.

Mozart wrote many works intended as part of Masonic practice. There are elements within Flute that can be seen as symbolic of Masonry, but the issue has not been settled.

The top luxury hotels in Weimar - the Elephant, Grand Russischer Hof, Dorint am Goethepark, and Leonardo - often have cheap deals and low prices on advance reservations.

Walhalla, a neo-Classical Parthenon-like German Hall of Fame in the Danube Valley at Donaustauf, is a popular day-trip and cruise destination from Regensburg in Bavaria.

Passion is not only a part of torrid love. It also ignites our experience of many things. Passions are vices or virtues to their highest powers, Goethe said.

Top sights to see in Weimar include UNESCO-listed Bauhaus sites and museums dedicated to German classical writers including Goethe, Schiller, Herder, and Wieland.

More than 200 stalls fill the city's medieval center all the way down to the river Main. Frankfurt Christmas market is one of the biggest and most attractive in Germany.