Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German poet, novelist, and scientist who is considered the greatest figure in German literature. Faust is the supreme work in German, and his lyric poems including Mignon and Prometheus are matchlessly beautiful.
Works
- FaustTragedy of a scholar who sells his soul for forbidden knowledge
- The Sorrows of Young WertherEpistolary novel of youthful passion, longing, and suicide
- Iphigenie auf TaurisClassical drama of a priestess reunited with her brother
- West-Ostlicher DivanPoetry collection blending Persian and Western poetic traditions
- Collected PoemsComprehensive selection of poems spanning his career