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    changes already occurring within. During this time period intellectuals such as Johann Wolfgang von GoetheJohann Gottfried von Herder‚ and Friedrich Schiller were at the heart of the cultural and literary movement called Weimar Classicalism. Works by Herder and company helped to promote and legitimize a German language and culture that would one day develop into German nationalism. German music came of age under composers Johann Sebastian Bach‚

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    Why is Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther considered a ‘Romantic’ work? What were the main tenets of Romanticism? Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s (1749 – 1832) seminal novel‚ The Sorrows of Young Werther‚ written in the unique form of a correspondence between two friends‚ has come to be regarded as one of the defining texts of the Romantic period and is well known for its seemingly condoning undertones of suicide and its protagonist’s temperamental‚ highly emotional‚ and capricious tendencies

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    development or education of a central character. German in origin‚ “bildungs” means formation‚ and “roman” means novel. Although The History of Agathon‚ written by Christoph Martin Wieland in 1766–1767‚ may be the first known example‚ it was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship‚ written in 1795‚ that took the form from philosophical to personal development and gave celebrity to the genre. More than any other type of novel‚ the Bildungsroman intends to lead the reader to greater

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    education") is a coming-of-age kind of novel. It arose during the German Enlightenment. In it‚ the author presents the psychological‚ moral and social shaping of the personality of a character‚ usually the protagonist. The term Bildungsroman was coined by Johann Carl Simon Morgenstern.[1] Features The bildungsroman generally takes the following course: The protagonist grows from child to adult. The protagonist has a reason to embark upon his or her journey. A loss or some discontent must‚ at an early stage

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    attributed to Mae West‚[1][2] but variations of the phrase have been in use for over 100 years‚[3] including as far back as (the German equivalent of) "one lives but once in the world" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in his 1774 play Clavigo[4] and as the title of a waltz‚ "Man lebt nur einmal!" ("You Only Live Once!") by Johann Strauss II in 1855. A restaurant in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida‚ has held a trademark to the phrase "YOLO" in the context of the frozen yogurt business since 2010.[5][6] Use in music

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    Faust and Romanticism

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    In Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s tragic play Faust‚ we see the romantic side of the ninteenth century. In the age of romanticism we see the dominance and assertion of a more individualist society heavily based on imagination and freedom. When society became more heavily individualized poets began to take advantage of this and write plays based on individual characters like Faust. Goethe took advantage of the heavily romantic influence and spent his life righting the play Faust. The ultimate goal

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    early nineteenth century where literature and fine arts were based on imagination‚ personal emotion and freedom from any form of rules. One of the leading authors that exhibit this in his writing is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. One particular story that exemplifies this is Faust which was written by Goethe. In the story‚ the main character‚ Faust‚ actually shows parts of imagination‚ personal emotion and free of rules. An example of personal emotion can be seen in the beginning of Part I. Faust is

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    Characteristics of a society By: Alexis Lewis A characteristic of society is simply what it means. But how do you characterize a society? Well for one thing‚ a society is group of people who are elaborative with each other. A characteristic is solely the way you group things‚ living or nonliving. Combine those two words together‚ and you get the following definition. A characteristic of a society is when you categorize a group of people (society) to get the understanding that you need. Why

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    Purpose of the study: It was clearly stated in the abstract that in this study or in this article‚ it attempt to clarify the plant morphology and its concept‚ review its historical heritage and discusses‚ how it differs and relates in systematics. It also shows that plant morphology as a scientific discipline and any predictions can be made out unknown. The title in this article is quite clear and clearly clarifies in the abstract the purpose of the study. In the introduction‚ Dohan

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    attributed to Mae West‚[1][2] but variations of the phrase have been in use for over 100 years‚[3] including as far back as (the German equivalent of) "one lives but once in the world" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in his 1774 play Clavigo[4] and as the title of a waltz‚ "Man lebt nur einmal!" ("You Only Live Once!") by Johann Strauss II in 1855. A restaurant in Fort Lauderdale‚ Florida has held the trademark to the phrase "YOLO" since 2010.[5][6] Use in music The phrase was popularized by rappers Drake

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