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The Goethe Library

The Goethe Library

By: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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Enter a library of striving souls, restless hearts, and luminous thought. The Goethe Library presents the works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe read in full, inviting listeners into worlds where love contends with duty, nature speaks in symbols, and the human spirit reaches ever onward toward wisdom, beauty, and the infinite.Public domain
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  • Hermann and Dorothea Canto 6 Clio - The Age

    Hermann and Dorothea Canto 6 Clio - The Age
    Jun 19 2026
    In which a foreign judge recounts the bitter trials and fleeting hopes of his exiled people amid the tumult of war and shifting loyalties, whilst the ministers and local dignitaries observe with measured sympathy a maiden remarkable for her courage and grace. The young Hermann, caught in the throes of anxious expectation, contemplates with solemn heart the uncertain prospect of union with this steadfast maiden, resolved to learn from her own lips the destiny that awaits them both.
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    22 mins
  • Hermann and Dorothea Canto 5 Polyhymnia - The Citizen of the World

    Hermann and Dorothea Canto 5 Polyhymnia - The Citizen of the World
    Jun 18 2026
    In which a thoughtful company of villagers deliberate on the wisdom of youthful choice and steadfastness, as a young man’s heart is set upon a stranger maiden displaced by the upheavals of war. With hope tempered by prudence, trusted neighbours are dispatched to learn of her character while the village life hums quietly beneath ancient linden trees.
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    17 mins
  • Hermann and Dorothea Canto 4 Euterpe - Mother and Son

    Hermann and Dorothea Canto 4 Euterpe - Mother and Son
    Jun 17 2026
    In which a mother, seeking her son through the verdant family estates, finds him immersed in deep reflection upon the encroaching dangers facing their homeland, his heart stirred not only by patriotism but also by a tender and personal longing. Their candid conversation reveals the young man’s inner turmoil between duty and desire, setting the stage for earnest counsel and hopeful resolve amid the gentle twilight.
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    18 mins
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