"Götz von Berlichingen"

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"Götz von Berlichingen" is a seminal early drama by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe that helped define the rebellious, emotionally charged aesthetics of the Sturm und Drang literary movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drama
literary work
play
adaptation "Götz von Berlichingen" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Götz von Berlichingen (opera)

film adaptations of Götz von Berlichingen
author Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
basedOn Götz von Berlichingen (historical knight)
character Adelheid von Walldorf
Elisabeth
"Götz von Berlichingen" self-link
surface form: Götz von Berlichingen

Lerse
Weislingen
countryOfOrigin Germany
Holy Roman Empire
firstPerformanceDate 1774
firstPublicationDate 1773
firstPublisher Johann Georg Göschen (publisher associated with early Goethe works)
form prose drama
genre Sturm und Drang
historical drama
hasPart Act I
Act II
Act III
Act IV
Act V
influenced development of German national drama
influencedBy English Renaissance drama
surface form: Shakespearean drama
literaryForm tragedy with comic elements
literaryPeriod German literature of the 18th century
literarySignificance early major work of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
key work of the Sturm und Drang movement
mainCharacter "Götz von Berlichingen" self-link
surface form: Götz von Berlichingen
movement Sturm und Drang
narrativePerspective third-person dramatic presentation
notableQuote Er kann mich im Arsche lecken
originalLanguage German
portrays German knightly culture
social and political unrest in the Holy Roman Empire
publicationPlace Germany
settingPeriod Early 16th century
settingPlace Franconia
Holy Roman Empire
structure five acts
theme conflict between individual and state
honor
individual freedom
loyalty
rebellion against authority
timeOfAction Peasants' War era

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this entity surface form: Götz von Berlichingen
"Götz von Berlichingen" character "Götz von Berlichingen" self-link
subject surface form: Götz von Berlichingen
this entity surface form: Götz von Berlichingen
"Götz von Berlichingen" adaptation "Götz von Berlichingen" self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Götz von Berlichingen
this entity surface form: Götz von Berlichingen (opera)