ÆSCHYLUS, his Prometheus compared with the fragment of Goethe's
Prometheus, i. 297.
Age, old, relative character of, ii. 402; vitality of Goethe's, 422.
Ahasuerus, the shoemaker, legend of, i. 292.
Alchemy, Goethe's studies in, i. 91, 95, 329.
Amalia, the dowager duchess, her character, i. 340; her death,
ii. 364.
Anatomy, Goethe's discovery of the intermaxillary bone, ii. 138; the
comparative method which led to the discovery, 139; first principles
of morphology, 142; the notion of metamorphosis replaced by the
notion of substitution, 149; Goethe's efforts to create the science
of philosophic anatomy, 152; his Introduction to Comparative
Anatomy, 156; Goethe's claim to the discovery of the vertebral
theory discussed, 159; Goethe the originator of the idea, but Oken
the discoverer, 161; intemperate and equivocal character of Oken's
accusation, 162.
Augereau, Marshal, quartered in Goethe's house, ii. 358.
Annchen. See Schönkopf.
Aphrodite, Greek and German ideas of, compared, i. 241.
Apples, rotten, their scent beneficial to Schiller, ii. 191.
Architecture, German, Goethe's tractate on, i. 135; his Italian
studies in, ii. 54.
Aristophanes' Birds, representation of, in the private theatre at
Ettersburg, i. 387.
Aristotle, real or objective character of his philosophy as opposed to
the ideal or subjective philosophy of Plato, i. 72.
Art, Christian and Greek, compared, i. 241; necessity for the co-
operation of a nation with individual genius, 337; objective tend-
ency in ancient art recognized by Goethe, ii. 63; Goethe's earnest-
ness in art, 393; examination of the charge that he looked on
life only as an artist,' 395; his enthusiasm for Greek art, 407.
Atheism, artistic, in Wilhelm Meister, ii. 215.
Athens, co-operation of the nation with individual genius, i. 338.
BACH family, annual meeting of, at the Wartburg, i. 324.
Basedow, the educational reformer, his character, i. 285; his
acquaintance with Goethe, 286; his wild and genius-like demeanor,
286.
Bathing, Goethe's fondness for, i. 379.
Bayle's criticism on Bruno, i. 102; Goethe's note on, 103.
Beaumarchais, mémoire of, turned by Goethe into the play of
Clavigo, i. 269.
Beauty, Greek and German ideas of, compared, i. 242.
Beethoven, his ostentatious independence compared with Goethe's
supposed servility, ii. 375; his acquaintance with Goethe, 387;
indignant at Goethe's supposed neglect, 388.
Behrisch, his pranks and extravagancies with Goethe, i. 68.
Beiträge zur Optik, publication of, ii. 125.
Berlin, Goethe's visit to, i. 406.
Bertuch, i. 346; his Gartenhaus given to Goethe, 376.
Bettina, her visit to Weimar, ii. 365; her character, 365; true
nature of her intercourse with Goethe, 365; unauthenticity of
her correspondence, 366, 368; forbidden Goethe's house, 367.
Bible studies of Goethe, i. 41, 83, 150; his belief in, ii. 397.
Blinde Kuh, i. 108.
Blumenbach, disbelieved in the existence of the intermaxillary bone
in man, ii. 139.
Böhme, Hofrath, the Leipsic professor, i. 54.
Böhme, Frau, her influence on Goethe, i. 56; her death, 78.
Bonaparte, Napoleon, his entry into Weimar, ii. 358; his intem-
perate rage against Karl August, 359; congress of Erfurt, 369;
his friendly reception of Karl August, Goethe, and Wieland, 370;
his criticism on Werther, 370; his presence at Weimar, 371.
Botany, Goethe's studies in, ii. 117; his Metamorphoses of Plants,
117; his history of his botanical studies, 120; first principles
of morphology, 142; discovery of the cell, 143; Goethe's hypothe-
sis of elaborated sap opposed to Wolff's hypothesis of deficient
sap, 146; law of vegetation and law of reproduction clearly per-
ceived by Goethe, 147; objection to the theory of the metamor-
phosis, 148; the notion replaced by the notion of substitution,
149.
Breitkopf family, Goethe's acquaintance with, i. 79.
Brentano, his marriage with Maximiliane Laroche, i. 209.
Brentano, Bettina, see Bettina.
Bride of Corinth, ii. 348.
Briefe aus der Schweitz, ii. 30.
Brion, Frederika, Goethe introduced to her family in disguise, i.
118; Goethe falls in love with her, 119; his letter to her, 122;
her visit to Strasburg, 126; parting with Goethe, 136; Goethe's
anguish, 143; reason why he did not marry her, 144; his inter-
view with her in 1779, ii. 28.
Brocken, Goethe's journey to, i. 395.
Bruno, Giordano, account of, i. 101; Goethe's notes on Bayle's
critisism, 102.
Buff, Charlotte, betrothed to Kestner, i. 179; Goethe falls in love
with her, 180; sudden departure of Goethe, 180; marriage with
Kestner, 204; birth of a son, 214; receives a copy of Werther,
215; her indignation, 232; her visit to Goethe in her old age,
ii. 408.
Bürger, anecdote of his visit to Goethe, ii. 269.
Bürger-general, Goethe's comedy of, ii. 185.
Byron's Manfred, Goethe's review of, ii. 415.
CALDERON'S El Magico Prodigioso, analysis of, ii. 330.
Camel, the, story of, ii. 205.
Campaign in France, Goethe's diary of, ii. 173.
Camper, his theory concerning the intermaxillary bone, ii. 139.
Canning, his caricature of Stella, i. 311.
Cannon fever, ii. 175.
Capua, Goethe's visit to, ii. 59.
Carlyle, his criticism on Werther, i. 228; his sarcasm against the
pietists who lamented Goethe's want of religion, ii. 401, note; his
translation of Wilhelm Meister's Wanderjahre, 417; his review of
Helena, 438; originates the tribute of fifteen Englishmen, 446.
Cell theory, ii. 143.
Character, how far formed by circumstances, i. 29.
Christian art, its idealistic character as opposed to the realism of
Greek art, i. 245.
Christiane Vulpius, see Vulpius.
Circumstance, its modification of character, i. 29; its inability to
create a faculty, 31.
Clavigo, history of its composition, i. 268; its construction, 271;
specimens of, 273.
Coffee, Goethe's objections to its use, ii. 96.
Coleridge, his hesitation to turn Goethe's Prologue in Heaven into
English, ii. 290; his inability to recognize any unity in Faust,
317; his criticisms on Faust compared with Goethe's own obser-
vations, 343.
Color, Newtonian theory of, misunderstood by Goethe, ii. 122;
abstract of Newton's theory and Goethe's theory, 126; source of
Goethe's error in his rejection of every mathematical explana-
tion, 131.
Comparative anatomy, Goethe's introduction to, ii. 156.
Confessions of a Fair Saint, in Wilhelm Meister, ii. 217.
Copyright, protection of Goethe's, by the Bundestag, ii. 425.
Cornelia, see Goethe, Cornelia.
Court, its exclusiveness at Weimar, i. 335.
Criticism, German philosophical, absurdities of, ii. 206.
Crusades, their effect on poetry, i. 252.
Crystallization, mental, ii. 3.
Cuvier, his testimony in favor of Goethe's labors in organic science,
ii. 136; his philosophical contest with Geoffroy St. Hilaire con-
cerning the unity of composition in the animal kingdom, 436.
DANCING lessons, i. 109; story of Lucinda and Emilia, 110.
Derones, introduces the boy Goethe behind the scenes, i. 38; mock
duel with Goethe, 38; condemns his play, 39.
Development, principle of, grasped and applied by Goethe, ii. 153.
Devrient, his description of the Jena students at the Weimar theatre,
ii. 251; his observations on the Weimar school, 252.
Dialogue's, Goethe's early compositions, i. 23.
Dictation, Goethe's favorite mode of composition, i. 405.
Döbereiner, story of Goethe's keeping his bar of platinum, ii. 408.
Dodd's Beauties of Shakespeare, its influence in Germany, i. 78.
Dogs, performing, refused admittance on the Weimar stage, ii. 265.
Domesticity, its antagonism to genius, i. 148.
Drama, Greek, traditional errors concerning, ii. 9; necessary calm-
ness of evolution mistaken for calmness of life, 10.
Dramatists, unacted, error of, ii. 242.
Dresden, Goethe's visit to, i. 81.
ECKERMANN, his account of the extension of Wilhelm Meister's
Wanderjahre, ii. 418.
Egmont, a universal favorite, but not a masterpiece, ii. 66; a novel
in dialogue, not a drama, 67; a character of Egmont a type of
humanity, 67; analysis of the play, 68; criticisms on, 77.
Egoism of genius, i. 149.
Eichhorn's Introduction to the Old Testament studied by Goethe, ii.
225.
Einsiedel, character of, i. 344.
Elective Affinities, the, ii, 377.
Elgin marbles, effect of their discovery on Goethe, ii. 407.
Emilia and Lucinda, story of, i. 110.
Engravings, by Goethe, i. 82.
Enthusiasm, Goethe's, character of, i. 47.
Erfurt, congress of, ii. 369.
Erl-king, the, ii. 350.
Erwin und Elmire, composition of, i. 307.
Esenbeck, Nees von, recognizes Goethe's discovery respecting the
Metamorphoses of Plants, ii. 119.
Euripides, parallel between his Iphigenia and that of Goethe,
ii. 14.
FABRICIUS, Goethe's comment on a chapter in, i. 103.
Faith, general want of, in the eighteenth century, i. 199; Goethe's
idea of, in connection with knowledge, 284.
Faust, analysis of Maler Müller's play of, ii. 339.
Faust, gradual development and progress of, ii. 282; the problem
of our intellectual existence and picture of our social existence,
284; resemblance between Faust and Hamlet, 285; popularity
and prodigality of Faust, 286; the Idea, 287; analysis of the
first part, 287; the theatre prologue, 287; the prologue in
heaven, 290; necessity for the two prologues, 294; first scene
of Faust in his study, 295; the scene before the gate, 300
Faust's study, 302; Auerbach's cellar, 306; the witches'
kitchen, 306; meeting with Margaret, 306; wood and cavern,
308; the Walpurgis nacht, 311; causes of the early disap-
pointment, and after-fascination of the readers of Faust, 317;
Coleridge's criticisms compared with Goethe's own observations.
343.
Faust, second part of, embarrassment in expressing a faithful opinion
of it, ii. 429; comparison of the impressions produced by the first
and second parts, 430; character of the second part, 431; causes
of its failure, 433; analysis and criticisms, 435.
Faustus, Marlowe's, analysis of, ii. 324.
Fellow Sinners, the, Goethe's drama of, i. 70.
Fischerin, die, Goethe's operetta of, i. 386.
Fisherman, the, Goethe's poem of, i. 379.
Fire-brigade instituted at Weimar at the instigation of Goethe, ii. 27.
Frankfurt-on-the-Maine, the native place of Goethe, i. 17; its two-
fold character, 19; its occupation by the French, 36; their de-
parture, 40; rough manners of Frankfurt, 55; Goethe's ovation,
ii. 405.
Frankfurter Gelehrten Anzeigen, i. 151.
Frederic the Great, literary tendencies of, opposed to Goethe, i. 407;
his indirect influence on literature, 408.
Frederika. See Brion.
French verses of Goethe, i. 99.
Friday evenings, ii. 166.
GALEN, indicated the existence of the intermaxillary bone in man,
ii. 138.
Gall, his visit to Jena, ii. 356; Goethe's appreciation of his theory,
356.
Gartenhaus, the, i. 375; given to Goethe by Karl August, 376.
Genius, hereditary transmission of, discussed, i. 5; its antagonism
to domesticity, 147; egoism of 149.
German architecture, Goethe's tractate on, i. 135.
German culture of Goethe, i. 114.
German Literature, survey of, i. 239; idealism its dominant and
persistent characteristic, 240; struggle between idealism and
realism, 248; the Nibelungen Lied, 250; effect of the cru-
sades, 251; of the reformation, 254; two-fold protest of the
eighteenth century, 256; Klopstock, the representative of German
idealism, 256; Wieland, the representative of German realism,
259; Lessing, the real revolutionary leader of the German mind,
260; Herder the lineal descendant of Lessing, 264; Goethe, the
realist, and Schiller, the idealist, 266.
German morals, laxity of, in the 18th century, i. 352; based on
sentimentalism, 352.
Germany no nation, ii. 390; Goethe's opinion concerning, 391; its
social condition in the 18th century. See Weimar.
Gervinus, his criticism on Wilhelm Meister, ii. 207.
Geschwister, die, Goethe's play of, i. 388.
Gleim, story of his first meeting with Goethe, i. 361.
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang, character and extent of his claim to great-
ness, i. 3; intellect his primary faculty, and justice his primary
virtue, 4; hereditary transmission of qualities discussed, 5; his
ancestry, 7; silence concerning his grandfather the tailor, 9;
genealogical tables of the Goethe and Texter families, 10, 11;
character of his father and mother, 12; his subjection of emotions
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