Goethezeit

dieNoun

Age of Goethe, Goethe era

English translations

  1. 01

    Goethe era

Word details

German meaning
Eine Epoche der deutschen Literatur und Kultur um die Lebenszeit Johann Wolfgang von Goethes (1749-1832).
English meaning
Age of Goethe
Synonym
Weimarer Klassik
German example
Die Goethezeit war eine bedeutende Epoche der deutschen Literatur.
English example
The Age of Goethe was an important era in German literature.
Type
Noun
Article
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Singular Form
die Goethezeit
Plural Form
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Example sentences with “Goethezeit”

  1. Die Literatur der Goethezeit ist geprägt von der Klassik. (The literature of the Goethe era is characterized by Classicism.)

Frequently asked questions

What period does 'Goethezeit' refer to?

It refers to the period between roughly 1770 and 1832, covering the German Sturm und Drang, Classicism, and Romanticism.