The poem was written between 1772 and 1774 and first published in 1789 after an anonymous and unauthorised publication in 1785 by friedrich heinrich jacobi. Eine interpretation philipp hanicke referat aufsatz schule didaktik deutsch literatur, werke publizieren sie ihre hausarbeiten, referate, essays, bachelorarbeit oder masterarbeit. Translated by john oxenford read in english by craig campbell. Prometheus brings fire to mankind, heinrich friedrich fuger. In honour of these two famous german men of letters, a statue of goethe and schiller now stands at the german national theatre in munich. Goethe schrijft zijn mailied in 1771, als hij innig verliefd is op friederike brion. Cover thy spacious heavens, zeus, with clouds of mist, and, like the boy who lops the thistles heads, disport with oaks and mountainpeaks, yet thou must leave my earth still standing. Es ist eine hymne, da dieses gedicht eine feierliche bzw. One can understand goethe s hesitation to publish such an inflammatory poem until he had become an established author. He is considered one of the greatest contributors of the german romantic period. Johann wolfgang goethe biographie schulfilm unterrichtsfilme duration. Cover thy spacious heavens, zeus, with clouds of mist, and, like the boy who lops the thistles heads. German free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. There are torrents of passionate sound in the first stanza, followed by true schubertian.