Letter from Karl Ludwig von Knebel to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Jena and dated 10 September 1813

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RA 6/739, ‘Knebel, Karl Ludwig von, 1813 September 10, Jena’

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Letter from Karl Ludwig von Knebel to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Jena and dated 10 September 1813

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Letter from Karl Ludwig von Knebel to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Jena and dated 10 September 1813.

Detailed Summary:

Knebel sends Goethe a copy of de Staël’s Réflexions sur le suicide and notes that he has received from Duchess Luise a copy of M.H. Lichtenstein’s Travel in South Africa. He goes on to mention a variety of literary figures and pieces including: Voltaire, the Marquise Du Deffand, Ariosto’s Orlando furioso and the Pentateuch. He concludes by offering news of their friends.

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10 September 1813

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Zoe Screti

Record created on:

29 August 2024