Chapter 418: The Versatile Goethe

During the vigorous creative period, Schiller's famous plays include "Wallenstein Trilogy", "Maria Stuart", "The Girl of Orleans", "The Bride of Messina", "William Tell", etc., all of which are very characteristic of Schiller and have won the love of the audience. ”

"William Tell is one of Schiller's most important plays of this period, based on the legend of the 14th-century Swiss hero hunter Wilhelm Dyer, a subject that Goethe originally collected in Switzerland and gave to Schiller. ”

"Wilhelm Tell" is set against the backdrop of the Swiss independence struggle, and celebrates the national heroes as well as the feat of striving for national liberation, which caused great repercussions in Europe, and the Swiss named Schiller the rock on the shore of the lake where the legend of Die took place in gratitude to Schiller. ”

"Schiller is a German writer with a lot of personality and courage, who dares to write about themes that others do not write, and Schiller's creation is characterized by historical themes, good at creating a tragic and majestic style, and the themes are also close to the grand themes of social change and people's lives. ”

The buildings around Schillerplatz are the Old Palace, the Old Hotel, the Abbey Church and the Museum of Musical Instruments, which are beautifully designed and luxurious, especially during the weekend market, which evokes the prosperity of Stuttgart in the past.

After listening to Schiller's life story, Qu Lihua is still very emotional, looking at Schiller's statue, people still commemorate him, his works still left an impact, becoming a great writer who influenced Germany, and left a strong mark in the German literary circle.

Robin said: "I have introduced some of Schiller's works in detail, and then I will add a few more about Goethe, who is a well-known writer at home and abroad, and is a very well-known writer in the German literary world. ”

"In addition to some literary works, Goethe was also a painter, a painter of considerable attainment, Goethe's nature was extremely active, his intellectual curiosity was very strong, he extended his spiritual tentacles to all areas of human knowledge, all the means of knowing the external world, his wisdom, his diligence, his deep gaze, his keen senses, also made him achieve. ”

In the art of painting, and almost always enthusiastically practiced, painted as many as 2,700 paintings, look at this number, you know that Goethe is a prolific master of painting, most of which are landscape paintings, but also include the drawings he drew when he was conducting scientific research and his copying of the human body, etc., he is very famous in the German literary circle, serious work, willing to work hard, perseverance in the pen, this spirit inspired many young people, he has made contributions in different fields, literature, painting, scientific research, etc. ”

Goethe went to Italy to concentrate on the natural sciences, painting and literature, and wrote works such as Iphigenia in Tauris and Mournmont, as well as chapters of Tasso and Faust. ”

"When he is creating, he will paint and literature at the same time, he will write when he is inspired, and if he wants to paint landscapes, he will feel that the scenery is very beautiful, and he will also pick up the brush and freeze the beautiful scenery on his canvas. ”

Goethe also spent a long time in Italy, where he felt that the Italian landscape was also very beautiful, and he also liked the artistic atmosphere of the Italian Renaissance, where he could draw inspiration and maintain his creative passion. ”

In 1786 he met the painter Tisbine in Rome, and in 1787 he traveled to Naples with Tisbine and others, and met some like-minded friends who could promote his artistic creation, people need friends, friends encourage each other, or have different ideas, mutual exchange, it is also a process of mutual promotion, Goethe liked to make friends who were sincere and could speak freely. ”

It was there that Goethe met Angelica Kaufmann, and after his association with Schiller in 1794, Goethe's thought and creation took a new leap forward, completing masterpieces such as Faust. ”

Goethe also experienced an era of great social change, which prompted Goethe to look beyond the narrow world of Germany, pay more attention to the changes in Europe and even the world, and accept new social ideas. ”

He also often communicated with Schiller, Schiller was very creative when he was young, his works were very thick, reflected reality, and created many popular works, Goethe and Schiller were always good friends, and the friendship between the two lasted until Schiller's death. ”

"Since the age of 40, Goethe has suffered from some physical ailments, his body has become stiff and difficult to move, he has suffered from severe disc injuries and multiple thoracic deformations, and it is not easy for him to overcome these pains and continue to create. ”

Later, Goethe concentrated his interest in faraway China, and he borrowed a variety of books about China, Chinese travelogues, and Chinese philosophy in the library, and he was very interested, and read some Chinese and poetry through English and French translations, such as "The Legend of Good Friends", "Jade Jiaoli", "Flower Notes", "Wonders of Ancient Times", etc. ”

Goethe was very inspired to read these Chinese books, and he wanted to write a play that expressed his longing for the ancient countries of the East, which at that time set off in Europe, and the kings we introduced before were obsessed with collecting Chinese porcelain. ”

In their view, the ancient country of the Orient is full of mystery, they have not been there, and yearn for it, feel that China is a paradise, deeply attracted by Chinese culture, from the bottom of their hearts, want to understand Chinese culture, but feel that what they know is far from enough, Oriental culture is full of mystery. ”

"Goethe once said that his impression of the Chinese, the Chinese, in thought, behavior and emotion, is almost the same as us, except that in them everything is clearer, purer and more moral than we are. ”

It can be seen that Goethe still has a high opinion of China, an ancient civilization, and also has a very fair evaluation of the Chinese. ”

The brilliant achievements of Goethe's life, especially in his later works, are inseparable from his adherence to the principles of realism, when Goethe's works tended towards Romanticism, and later he realized the shortcomings of Romanticism and turned to classicism. ”

In the historical process of the development of Western realist theory, Goethe's realist literary and artistic thought can be called a milestone, which has given a direct and powerful impetus to the development of European realist literature. ”

Goethe's Faust, along with Homer's epic poems, Dante's Divine Comedy and Shakespeare's Hamlet are among the four great classics of European literature. ”