Letter from Johann Diedrich Gries to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Jena and dated 5 May 1818
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RA 8/268, ‘Gries, Johann Diedrich, 1818 Mai 5, Jena’
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Letter from Johann Diedrich Gries to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Jena and dated 5 May 1818
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Letter from Johann Diedrich Gries to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Jena and dated 5 May 1818
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Gries presents Goethe with a volume of his translation of Calderón and asks for his opinion on it. He then goes on to discuss printed tragedies, arguing that Eifersucht, das größte Scheusal could be considered a prototype of all modern tragedies of fate. He concludes by discussing the frequent editing of works undertaken by older poets, making reference to Voltaire’s Mariamne and Zaire, Calderón’s Mariamne, and Shakespeare’s Othello.
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5 May 1818
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