Letter from George Gordon Byron to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Ravenna and dated 14 October 1820
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RA 9/513, ‘Byron, George Gordon, 1820 Oktober 14, Ravenna’
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Letter from George Gordon Byron to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Ravenna and dated 14 October 1820
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Letter from George Gordon Byron to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, written from Ravenna and dated 14 October 1820.
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Byron discusses various literary works and corrects a series of errors he feels Goethe has made, adding that he regrets if Goethe is upset by the hasty and unjust judgements of English critics, about which he notes that he himself complained. He then offers his appreciation of Goethe’s works, and mentions Voltaire, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift.
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14 October 1820
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