Features a web ring of pages devoted to the poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Access bios, message boards, and homepages.

Find the text of George Madison's translation of Goethe's "Faust." With links to scholarly resources and articles about the author.

Encyclopedic entry provides a chronological look at the life and work of Goethe. Includes a small portrait.

Read a brief narrative of the life story of the Romantic German poet and dramatist who became known in his old age as the "Olympian."

Read the letter of the August 18, in which Goethe's hero pours out his heart over the inevitable suffering at the heart of nature and life.

Enjoy a small feast of quotations, from a line to a paragraph long, from a Romantic German poet who became known in his old age as the Olympian.

Profiles Goethe's life, work and influences, and offers an evaluation of his place in cultural history.

Read a year-by-year listing of significant facts about the life and career of Germany's greatest poet.

Enjoy Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's drama, set in the Low Countries at the beginning of the revolt against Spain. Translated by Anna Swanwick.

Browse an extensive archive of Goethe's poetry and other writings, along with songs from his play "Faust."

Contains a study guide for Goethe's "Faust" with a topics index addressing specific elements such as witchcraft.

Gives Goethe's poem about love set against the persecution of Protestants in Germany.

Contains a biography of German playwright, plus a list of his works still in print.

Read the encyclopedia entry for the German poet who wrote "Faust" and learn about his early life and influences.

Posts many of the German Romantic's poems, including the sonnets.

Features an English translation of this drama by Goethe. Includes a biographical sketch of the author and an introduction to "Faust."