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Hermann Und Dorothea And Luise : A Comparative Analysis, Bettie Louise Kroeck
Hermann Und Dorothea And Luise : A Comparative Analysis, Bettie Louise Kroeck
University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations
Critics have not yet come to an agreement as to how much Goethe took from Voss's Luise for his Hermann und Dorothea: and how much credit we are justified in giving to Goethe's originality for his production. When Hermann und Dorothea first appeared, it was scorned by a great many readers as being a rather poor imitation of Luise. Now it is undoubtedly regarded as the better productions of the two. However many critics still consider it to be an imitation of Voss, although perhaps an improvement. Certainly, Goethe was inspired to the use of the hexameter, in the …