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Reflection on an Anecdote about Goethe and Hoelderlin

The Friendenthal biography of Goethe relates the following anecdote about one of the few occasions on which Goethe met Hoelderlin: It was at some minor social event, and Hoelderlin approached Goethe to challenge him about something to do with the public. Goethe notoriously was, at various times, indifferent or apathetic or cynical about the needs, wants, thoughts and capabilities of the public peo Read more of this blog post »
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Published on June 27, 2019 16:28 Tags: german, germany, goethe, hoelderlin, holderlin, schiller

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