Both Uses of
Goethe
in
Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl
- Father has taken the plays of Goethe and Schiller down from the big bookcase and is planning to read to me every evening.†
Chpt 42-10 *
- "Himmelhoch jauchzend, zu Tode betru'bt"* [* A famous line from Goethe: "On top of the world, or in the depths of despair.†
Chpt 43-12
Definition:
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(Goethe) German polymath (one who excels in many fields) best remembered for his writing -- especially the play Faust (1749-1832)