Goethe's short stories

John? Wolfgang? Johann wolfgang von goethe (1749- 1832) was the most important German and European writer and poet from the middle of18th century to the beginning of19th century. The following is my short story about Goethe. Welcome to read it.

Goethe's anecdote

Goethe 1749 was born on August 28th in Frankfurt Town (now Hesse) to a wealthy citizen family. He studied law at Leipzig University and Strasbourg University and worked as a lawyer for a short time. When he was young, he dreamed of becoming a painter. While painting, he also began to create literature. But when he saw the works of famous Italian painters, he felt that no matter how hard he tried, he could not compare with those masters, so he began to concentrate on literary creation. 1775- 1786 in order to improve the real society, he applied to be an official in the principality of Weimar, but there was no result. 1June 786 went to Italy to concentrate on natural science and engage in painting and literary creation. 1788 After returning to Weimar, he served as theater director.

Goethe was the main leader of German hurricanes and sprints. His works are full of surging rebellious spirit, and he has made great achievements in poetry, drama and prose. The main works are the script Goetz? Feng? The novel Young Werther, the unfinished poetic drama Prometheus, and the prototype of the poetic drama Faust. Faust: Besides, he also wrote many lyric poems and critical articles.

In the first ten years of Goethe's stay in Weimar, Goethe was busy with affairs and seldom wrote. After arriving in Italy, he successively completed some works that he had started, including Iphigenia in Taliz and Egmont, as well as some chapters in Tasso and Faust.

Goethe's creation in his later years is extremely rich, including autobiographical works Poetry and Truth, Travel Notes in Italy, Novel Affinity, and William? Mester's Roaming Times, a collection of lyric poems and a collection of West and East, finished the second part of Faust shortly before his death. These works show Goethe's thought of attaching importance to practice and affirming to work for human happiness, indicating that the positive factors in his thought have increased compared with the previous period. The completion of the second part of Faust highlights Goethe's new development in thought and art in his later years.

1832 On March 22nd, Goethe passed away. Goethe is the most outstanding representative of German national literature. His works have raised German literature to the advanced level in Europe and made great contributions to the development of European literature.

Goethe cleverly hit back at his critics.

Goethe was a great poet in German history, and many of his poems were widely praised at that time. But in his time, some people were biased against him and his works.

One day, he was walking in Weimar Park. On the sidewalk, he met a sharp and sarcastic critic who criticized his works. The two men stopped face to face, and the critic shouted proudly, I never give way to fools. ? Goethe said: And I am just the opposite! ? Laugh and say, let it go. The critic walked over and became more angry, but he didn't say a word for a long time.

Goethe not only showed open-minded sentiment and elegant demeanor to those critics who found fault with him and insulted him, but also responded skillfully with only one sentence.

Critics use mixed syllogism, that is, the main premise: I never give way to fools; Minor premise: you are a stupid loan; Conclusion: So, I can't make way for you. He only talks about the major premise of reasoning, and the minor premise is hidden, so as to show his conclusion by the fact that he can't get away.

Goethe's reasoning is:? And I'm the opposite? That is, all fools make way for him; You are an idiot; So, I make way for you. Goethe only said the major premise, and showed the conclusion by giving way. The minor premise of omission is: you are an idiot.

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