Beruhmte Schriftsteller: Goethe

German language version of a documentary on Goethe (1749-1832).

After attempting to forge a career in law, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was born in Frankfurt on Main, Germany, then began writing poetry and novels.

His works were a success and he went on to enter the court of the Duke of Weimar and to be noted as one of the finest writers of his time.