Moldova 2007

Napoleon,Goethe,Petrarca,Schiller

Paintings

Mi. 574-77

FDC

Johann Wolfgang Goethe (1749-1832)

Poet, writer, thinker and German scientist. His work ethics and scientific and aesthetic thought to have an important place in the history of progressive thinking. A strong intellectual influence on his band had a JG Herder (also Mason). From 1775 to install the Court of Weimar, where he was prime minister. Exponent of the movement "Sturm und Drang." His main work examines the dialectic of nature (Introduction to color theory, metamorphosis plant introduction comparative anatomy), human revolt against the laws of social engineering and divinity (Prometheus), emotional life (Sufferings of Young Werther), the evolution process of personality formation ( Years Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship). Dramatic poem Faust (1808) is considered his creation and a synthesis of representative works of mankind, by illustrating the main character fight always in search tragic truth. Goethe's genius stands and other poems (elegies novels, Hermann and Dorothea), Romania (elective affinities), dramas (Iphigenia in Taurida, Egmond, Torquato Tasso), which emphasize the uniqueness and versatility of his personality. Started on June 23, 1780 in Lodge "zu den Drei Rosen Amalia" in Weimar. Already lodge in Frankfurt who had joined his girlfriend, Lili Schonemann father would have wanted to receive it among members. In Wahrheit und Dichtung autobiography, Goethe wrote later: "Masonic Lodge in Frankfurt, respectable and solid based, which I knew him the most influential members, thanks to my relationship with Lili, I discreetly ask her to join me. But, in a sense of independence which later appeared to me as crazy, I have accepted this idea. " On June 24, 1781 becomes Companion, and the March 2, 1782-Master. Initiation into Freemasonry allowed him to be himself, even as he expresses himself. On February 11, 1783 join******

 the Order of Illuminati, whose ideals, wisdom, strength, beauty, were all Masons. Beresniak Daniel believes that the "symbolic mode of Freemasonry practiced approach is visible throughout the work of Goethe." He wrote a series of poems inspired by life Lodges meeting in volumes and Symbolum login. It was also expressed on some wandering critic of his time Freemasonry: "Freemasonry is a state within a state and enter it where there still is not advisable."