" G?tz von Berlichingen is a successful 1773 drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, based on the memoirs of the historical adventurer-poet Gottfried or G?tz von Berlichingen (c. 1480-1562). It first appeared in English in 1799 as Goetz of Berlichingen of the Iron Hand in a rather free version by Walter Scott. Goethe's plot treats events freely: while the historical G?tz died in his eighties, Goethe's hero is a free spirit, a maverick, intended to be a pillar of national integrity against a deceitful and over-refined society, and the way in which he tragically succumbs to the abstract concepts of law and justice shows the submission of the individual in that society."
| Author: Johann Wolfgang Goethe |
| Publisher: Culturea |
| Publication Date: 45097 |
| Number of Pages: 228 pages |
| Binding: Drama |
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| ISBN-13: 9791041817368 |
