Goethe-Gesellschaft
The Goethe-Gesellschaft (Goethe Society), not to be confused with the Goethe-Institut, is a literary and scientific organisation to explore the literary work of the German poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. It was founded in Weimar, where he lived, in 1885 by Charles Alexander, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach.[1] It aims at "deeper understanding of Goethe's work and its relevance to the modern world and dedicated research". It publishes a periodical publication, the Goethe-Jahrbuch (Yearbook), first published in 1880 by Ludwig Geiger. The highest award is the Goethe Medal in Gold.[a]
The Goethe Society has approximately 3500 members from 55 countries, approximately 8000 members are organised in 57 local associations. The Goethe Society of North America was founded in 1979. Members are interested amateurs, as well as scientists and institutions. Besides the Goethe Society in Weimar, many other groups are established both at home and abroad. Every two years, a meeting is organised in Weimar for lectures and discussions on Goethe. The present president of the Goethe-Gesellschaft is Jochen Golz.
Notes
- ^ Not to be confused with the Goethe Medal by the Goethe-Institut
References
- ^ Fabienne Schopf; Angus Nicholls (2022). "Civilized Competition: The Beginnings of the English Goethe Society and its Early Relations with the Goethe-Gesellschaft in Weimar". Publications of the English Goethe Society. 91 (1). Translated by Sharon Howe: 1–26. doi:10.1080/09593683.2022.2027732.
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- Epiphanias
- Erlkönig
- Die erste Walpurgisnacht
- Ganymed
- Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
- Gingo biloba
- Harzreise im Winter
- Heidenröslein
- Hermann and Dorothea
- Der König in Thule
- Marienbad Elegy
- Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
- Prometheus
- Roman Elegies
- The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Welcome and Farewell
- Wanderer's Nightsong
- West–östlicher Divan
- Xenien
- Der Bürgergeneral
- Clavigo
- Faust
- Egmont
- Erwin und Elmire
- Götz von Berlichingen
- Iphigenia in Tauris
- The Magic Flute Part Two (libretto fragment)
- The Natural Daughter
- Stella
- Torquato Tasso
- Christine Vulpius (wife)
- Catharina Elisabeth Goethe (mother)
- Goethean science
- Weimar Classicism
- Goethe-Institut
- Goethe House (Weimar)
- Goethe House (Frankfurt)
- Goethe-Gesellschaft
- Goethe Monument (Berlin)
- Goethe–Schiller Monument (Weimar)
- Goethe–Schiller Monument (Milwaukee)
- Goethe Prize
- Goethe Society of North America
- Goetheanum
- Goethe in the Roman Campagna (1787 painting)
- Goethe at the Window (1786/7 painting)
- Lotte in Weimar (1939 Thomas Mann novel)
- Lotte in Weimar (1975 film)
- A Man in Love (novel)
- Young Goethe in Love (2010 film)
- Pied Piper of Hamelin