Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a master in every major literary genre. He published his first book of poetry, Neue Lieder (New Poems, 1853) in 1770. Most of his well-known poems appeared individually in journals and were later collected in his Works (1848-1890). Collections of poetry that were published separately include Epigramme: Venedig 1790 (1796; Venetian Epigrams, 1853), Römische Elegien, 1793 (Roman Elegies, 1876), Xenien (1796, with Friedrich Schiller; Epigrams, 1853), Balladen (1798, with Friedrich...

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