One Nation Under Goethe
Neil MacGregor focuses on Goethe, arguing that he is the greatest of all German poets and such a unifying force that the Germans are 'one nation under Goethe'.
Continuing his focus on the things which bind Germans together, Neil MacGregor examines the life and work of Goethe, the greatest of all German poets: "There is a case for arguing that if Americans are one nation under God, the Germans are one nation under Goethe. And there is no doubt that it was Goethe, more than anyone else, who made German a language read - and spoken - by educated Europe."
Producer Paul Kobrak.
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See Tischbein’s portrait of Goethe and other fascinating objects from Germany.
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In Our Time: Goethe
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the great German polymath, Johann Wolfgang Goethe.
Goethe's model of Stephenson's Rocket
Van Dyck's skull
Β© Klassik Stiftung Weimar, Museen
Goethe's fossil collection
Broadcasts
- Wed 8 Oct 2014 09:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 FM
- Wed 8 Oct 2014 19:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Thu 9 Oct 2014 00:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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