Summary
J.W. Goethe: Poems
It is known and has been written about several times that the beginnings of a poet differ from the beginnings in other branches of art. While, for example, one encounters the phenomenon of a great artist announcing himself with his first works, without taking a single step on the path taken before him, even the greatest poet begins to write in the language he finds and grows gradually. In that period, he is no different from his contemporaries, and he needs time to overcome his surprise. Literature is an art in which genius alone is insufficient: a poet who creates great works combines talent and spiritual maturity. Goethe was no exception. And he started in the ruling style of his time, in the style of pseudoanacreontics.
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