Letter from Johann Friederich Reichardt to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Weimar and dated 25-29 April 1805.
Detailed Summary:
Reichardt begins by raising his objections to Goethe’s last note concerning the representation of Voltaire in Rameaus Neffen, a text after Diderot. He objects to the selection, sequence, and formulation of the characteristics and then questions whether Louis XIV represented the French royal character more that Henry IV. He concludes by mentioning the very active ministerial governments under Mazarin and Richelieu.