Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German writer of the Romantic Era. His most notable works are the epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, and the play Faust, published in 1806 (Part One) and 1832 (Part Two).

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• Lifetime: 28 August 1749 • 22 March 1832
• Main genre: Drama
• Literary movement: Sturm und Drang (see it as a pre-Romantic movement)
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