Was Goethe a pseud? Reading Faust felt like watching one of those retarded pretentious arthouse films.
I will now read Faust.
>>25329777NoYou're the pseud
KYS retard.
>>25329777There is no point in reading it if you can't speak German. Same with Dante
>>25330086Dante isn't in German retard
>>25330098You fucking idiot kek. I meant there is no point reading them in translation. You got me though.
>>25329777i didn't like it either. all the characters are dialed up to ten the whole time (at least as far as i read). i can't remain excited about a story that tries to maintain such dramatic tone without respite
>>25330098I’ve read Dante in German
goethe is a very roundabout guy
>>25330098this made me chuckle
I don’t know the language but I get the feeling German verse is particularly awful in translation.
>>25329777Yeah I think its central theme is profoundly false and insular
>>25333061Maybe if you‘re gay and weak
>>25330872George or Borchardt translations, I hope