Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Heinrich Heine, and Hermann Hesse—three of Germany’s greatest writers. This classic series offers an in-depth look at their lives and literary legacy. Filmed entirely on location, the programs combine letters, memoirs, rare manuscripts, paintings, and photographs with readings and excerpts from each author’s best-known works. A Deutsche Welle Production. 7-part series, 27-30 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : The Young Goethe: 1749-1775 | From Weimar to Rome: 1775-1789 | Into a New Century: 1789-1832 | Blighted Is My Song: 1797-1822 | Cast by the Storm on the Banks of the Seine: 1822-1831 | Hear My Pleas and My Laments: 1831-1856 | Hermann Hesse: Champion of the Individual

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