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  • Chapter 26 - Britain

  • from Part V - World Cultures Inspiration and Reception
  • Edited by Charlotte Lee, University of Cambridge
  • Book:
    Goethe in Context
    Published online:
    16 May 2024
    Print publication:
    23 May 2024, pp 254-262

  • Summary

    Chapter 26 explores the role of the English language and the culture of Britain on Goethe’s development. The influences began in his childhood, and became particularly significant in his twenties, owing not least to his friendship with Herder and their shared enthusiasm for Shakespeare and Ossian. The chapter also emphasises the importance of visitors from Britain in furthering Goethe’s knowledge of a country to which he never travelled himself, and examines his relationship with contemporary British writers, above all Byron and Carlyle. It closes with an overview of the reception of Goethe in Britain.