in:
Neophilologus : an international journal of modern and mediaeval language and literature
Dordrecht [u.a.]:
2005
,
261 - 276 S.
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| Einrichtung: | Ariadne | Wien |
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| Verfasst von: | John, David G. |
| In: | Neophilologus : an international journal of modern and mediaeval language and literature |
| Jahr: | 2005 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Beschreibung: | |
| Taking its starting point from the two versions of Goethes drama Stella (Schauspiel für Liebende 1776, Trauerspiel 1806), this essay argues that the figure of Venus was paradigmatic for Goethes aesthetic development from his years as a Stürmer und Dränger through his middle age and maturation. Three focal points of his oeuvre and activity are highlighted and analyzed as illustrative of his twofold understanding of Venus, as an aesthetic figure of beauty, and as a link to the earthy, quotidien world of love, sex and the marketing of art. The argument discusses Venus in Goethes Künstler poems and dramatic fragments as the first focal point, his aesthetic writings in Die Propyläen as the second, and the Venus depictions in his own drawings and vast art collections as the third, before arriving at a concluding summary of Goethes understanding of Venus and its significance for his work. | |
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