Letter from Karl August, Herzog von Saxony-Weimar and Eisenach to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Weimar and dated 8 March 1810

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RA 5/1407, ‘Sachsen-Weimar und Eisenach, Karl August Herzog von, 1810 März 8, Weimar’

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Letter from Karl August, Herzog von Saxony-Weimar and Eisenach to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Weimar and dated 8 March 1810

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Letter from Karl August, Herzog von Saxony-Weimar and Eisenach to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Weimar and dated 8 March 1810

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Karl August admits that he may have recommended a bad donkey to Goethe in the form of Kotzebue’s Des Esels Schatten. He says that Goether may remove the play from the repertoire of the local theatre, and makes reference to Voltaire and Piron.

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8 March 1810

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024