Berlichingen

British  

/ ˈbɛrlɪçɪŋən /

noun

1. Götz von (ɡœts fɔn), called the Iron Hand . 1480–1562, German warrior knight, who robbed merchants and kidnapped nobles for ransom

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Berlichingen

Donor Speck, son of German-born New Yorkers, read Gotz von Berlichingen at the age of 15, bought a complete set of Goethe.

From Time Magazine Archive

An advanced class in German read Goethe's Hermann and Dorothea, Goetz von Berlichingen, Iphigenia, and the first part of Faust, "three weeks of thorough study," she calls it, "as valuable to me as to them."

From Daughters of the Puritans A Group of Brief Biographies by Seth Curtis Beach

The silken purse with silver beads picked up by the first witness was also recognised by Fraulein von Berlichingen as having been knitted by herself and presented by her to her lover.

From Tales of the Wonder Club, Volume II by Alexander Huth

Moreover, in a journal recently started by Wieland, there had appeared an unfriendly review of Götz von Berlichingen.

From The Youth of Goethe by Peter Hume Brown

Anna Benfey-Schuppe wrote an overture for "Götz von Berlichingen," as well as incidental music to other plays and various chamber works.

From Woman's Work in Music by Arthur Elson