""Denn wie ein Märchenerzähler auch nicht an die Zaubereien glaubt, die er vorspiegelt, sondern sie nur aufs beste zu beleben und auszustatten gedenkt, damit seine Zuhörer sich daran ergötzen, ebensowenig braucht gerade der lyrische Dichter dasjenige alles selbst auszuüben, womit er hohe und geringe Leser und Sänger ergötzt und schmeichelt." – West-östlicher Divan, Noten und Abhandlungen / Hafis"
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749 – 1832
deutscher Dichter
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