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

He followed this up with versions of the same poet's Wilde Jäger, of Goethe's violent drama of feudal life, Götz Van Berlichingen, and with other translations from the German, of a similar class.

From Brief History of English and American Literature by Beers, Henry A. (Henry Augustin)

It formed a fitting background, he says, for such poetical creations as Götz von Berlichingen and Faust.

From The Youth of Goethe by Brown, Peter Hume

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

From The Youth of Goethe by Brown, Peter Hume

During these years he produced Götz von Berlichingen and Werther, both of which works, whatever their merits or demerits, are at least landmarks, not only in the history of German, but of European literature.

From The Youth of Goethe by Brown, Peter Hume