134:
33:
267:
400:
333:
90:
was one of Goethe's early successes, but its large cast size, frequent quick scene changes, and long running time caused the original version to eventually fall out of favour. The play has been re-arranged and cut many times, including two versions by Goethe that were published posthumously. A 1925
79:
Goethe's plot treats events freely: while the historical Götz died in his eighties, Goethe's hero is a free spirit, a maverick, intended to be a pillar of national integrity against a deceitful and over-refined society, and the way in which he tragically succumbs to the abstract concepts of law and
307:
158:
Mich ergeben! Auf Gnad und Ungnad! Mit wem redet Ihr! Bin ich ein Räuber! Sag deinem
Hauptmann: Vor Ihro Kaiserliche Majestät hab ich, wie immer, schuldigen Respekt. Er aber, sag's ihm, er kann mich im Arsch
291:
186:
Me, surrender! At mercy! With whom do you speak? Am I a robber! Tell your captain that for His
Imperial Majesty, I have, as always, due respect. But he, tell him that, he can lick me in the arse!
17:
403:
175:
370:
121:
93:
239:
133:
148:
The first version of the drama included a quote that gained fame fast. In the third act, Götz is under siege by the
Imperial Army in his castle at
211:. Only the editions of 1773 and 1774 had the full quote. After that, it was long common practice in printed editions to truncate the quote to "
1066:
951:
363:
391:
715:
449:
741:
301:
1002:
732:
356:
36:
Representation of Götz with his famous quote: "But he, tell him, he can lick my arse" from Goethe's play (plaque in
968:
341:
1071:
103:
982:
941:
723:
650:
525:
502:
547:
233:
866:
379:
142:
54:
934:
659:
435:
293:
Hans-Gert Roloff: Kleine
Schriften zur Literatur des 16. Jahrhunderts: Festgabe zum 70. Geburtstag
58:
810:
539:
839:
1012:
32:
1044:
1024:
911:
904:
761:
687:
488:
1034:
992:
669:
532:
480:
112:
576:
8:
1076:
927:
707:
509:
464:
266:
138:
858:
37:
152:. The captain of the army asked him to surrender; from a window, he gives his answer:
881:
819:
594:
297:
261:
116:
874:
632:
442:
137:
Scene from Goethe's 'Götz' (Götz von
Berlichingen Writing his Memoirs. 1836–63, by
472:
888:
770:
612:
603:
495:
243:
200:" ("He can lick me on the behind"). (In reality, the besieger was Götz himself.)
194:
of the historical Götz, who records himself as saying (in a different context) "
585:
204:
1060:
678:
623:
517:
348:
191:
961:
920:
895:
456:
203:
The "he can lick me in the arse" quote became known euphemistically as the
108:
98:
73:
790:
149:
428:
255:
975:
421:
337:
57:, based on the memoirs of the historical adventurer-poet Gottfried or
332:
80:
justice shows the submission of the individual in that society.
556:
18:Gotz von Berlichingen mit der Eisernen Hand (play)
1058:
378:
364:
212:
195:
156:
84:
46:
340:has original text related to this article:
257:Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
168:Götz von Berlichingen mit der eisernen Hand
68:). It first appeared in English in 1799 as
371:
357:
279:The Autobiography of Götz von Berlichingen
265:
246:, translated by Walter Scott, London 1799
236:Goetz of Berlichingen, with the Iron Hand
132:
31:
122:Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand
94:Goetz von Berlichingen of the Iron Hand
14:
1059:
716:The Green Snake and the Beautiful Lily
70:Goetz of Berlichingen of the Iron Hand
352:
1067:Plays by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
450:Gesang der Geister über den Wassern
101:, while a 1955 Austrian production
24:
742:Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years
25:
1088:
325:
190:Goethe based this passage on the
733:Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship
399:
398:
331:
296:(in German). Brill. 2003-01-01.
969:Goethe Society of North America
310:from the original on 2021-07-25
128:
284:
272:
249:
227:
143:The Metropolitan Museum of Art
53:is a successful 1773 drama by
13:
1:
220:
62:
984:Goethe in the Roman Campagna
724:The Sorrows of Young Werther
166:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
72:in a rather free version by
7:
503:Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt
197:er solte mich hinden lecken
111:in the title role. In 1979
10:
1093:
867:Catharina Elisabeth Goethe
380:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
281:(ed. Stuart), 1956, p. 58.
55:Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
850:
830:
801:
781:
752:
698:
567:
526:The Sorcerer's Apprentice
413:
386:
182:It can be translated as:
1006:(1939 Thomas Mann novel)
943:Goethe–Schiller Monument
935:Goethe Monument (Berlin)
921:Goethe House (Frankfurt)
660:The Magic Flute Part Two
436:Die erste Walpurgisnacht
811:Metamorphosis of Plants
213:
196:
188:
180:
157:
145:
104:Goetz von Berlichingen
85:
47:
41:
1045:Pied Piper of Hamelin
905:Goethe House (Weimar)
762:Dichtung und Wahrheit
642:Götz von Berlichingen
343:Götz von Berlichingen
184:
154:
136:
86:Götz von Berlichingen
59:Götz von Berlichingen
48:Götz von Berlichingen
35:
1072:Plays set in Germany
1036:Young Goethe in Love
994:Goethe at the Window
955:Monument (Milwaukee)
840:Gespräche mit Goethe
670:The Natural Daughter
548:West–östlicher Divan
540:Wanderer's Nightsong
533:Welcome and Farewell
481:Hermann and Dorothea
113:Wolfgang Liebeneiner
928:Goethe-Gesellschaft
708:Elective Affinities
663:(libretto fragment)
651:Iphigenia in Tauris
465:Harzreise im Winter
404:Cultural depictions
119:in a film version,
27:1773 play by Goethe
489:Der König in Thule
242:2020-06-05 at the
146:
42:
38:Weisenheim am Sand
1054:
1053:
996:(1786/7 painting)
882:Weimar Classicism
859:Christine Vulpius
820:Theory of Colours
577:Der Bürgergeneral
303:978-90-04-33352-9
174:, vol. 8 (1889),
117:Raimund Harmstorf
16:(Redirected from
1084:
1047:
1040:
1030:
1018:
1008:
998:
988:
978:
971:
964:
957:
947:
937:
930:
923:
914:
907:
898:
891:
884:
877:
875:Goethean science
870:
862:
843:
823:
814:
802:Natural sciences
794:
774:
765:
753:Autobiographical
745:
736:
727:
718:
711:
691:
682:
673:
664:
654:
645:
636:
633:Erwin und Elmire
627:
616:
607:
598:
589:
580:
560:
551:
542:
535:
528:
521:
512:
505:
498:
491:
484:
475:
468:
459:
452:
445:
438:
431:
424:
406:
402:
401:
394:
373:
366:
359:
350:
349:
335:
319:
318:
316:
315:
288:
282:
276:
270:
269:
253:
247:
231:
216:
199:
178:
161:
139:Eugène Delacroix
97:was directed by
88:
67:
66: 1480–1562
64:
50:
21:
1092:
1091:
1087:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1082:
1081:
1057:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1043:
1033:
1023:
1014:Lotte in Weimar
1011:
1004:Lotte in Weimar
1001:
991:
986:(1787 painting)
981:
974:
967:
960:
953:Goethe–Schiller
950:
940:
933:
926:
919:
912:National Museum
910:
903:
894:
889:Goethe-Institut
887:
880:
873:
865:
857:
846:
837:
826:
817:
808:
797:
788:
777:
771:Italian Journey
768:
759:
748:
739:
730:
721:
714:
705:
694:
685:
676:
667:
657:
648:
639:
630:
621:
610:
601:
592:
583:
574:
563:
554:
545:
538:
531:
524:
515:
508:
501:
496:Marienbad Elegy
494:
487:
478:
471:
462:
455:
448:
441:
434:
427:
420:
409:
397:
390:
382:
377:
328:
323:
322:
313:
311:
304:
290:
289:
285:
277:
273:
254:
250:
244:Wayback Machine
232:
228:
223:
179:
165:
131:
65:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1090:
1080:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1041:
1031:
1021:
1020:
1019:
999:
989:
979:
972:
965:
958:
948:
938:
931:
924:
917:
916:
915:
901:
900:
899:
885:
878:
871:
863:
854:
852:
848:
847:
845:
844:
834:
832:
828:
827:
825:
824:
815:
805:
803:
799:
798:
796:
795:
785:
783:
779:
778:
776:
775:
766:
756:
754:
750:
749:
747:
746:
737:
728:
719:
712:
702:
700:
696:
695:
693:
692:
688:Torquato Tasso
683:
674:
665:
655:
646:
637:
628:
619:
618:
617:
608:
590:
581:
571:
569:
565:
564:
562:
561:
552:
543:
536:
529:
522:
513:
506:
499:
492:
485:
476:
469:
460:
453:
446:
439:
432:
425:
417:
415:
411:
410:
408:
407:
395:
387:
384:
383:
376:
375:
368:
361:
353:
347:
346:
327:
326:External links
324:
321:
320:
302:
283:
271:
248:
234:Title page of
225:
224:
222:
219:
209:the Götz quote
205:Swabian salute
172:Goethe's Werke
163:
130:
127:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1089:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1026:A Man in Love
1022:
1017:
1015:
1010:
1009:
1007:
1005:
1000:
997:
995:
990:
987:
985:
980:
977:
973:
970:
966:
963:
959:
956:
954:
949:
946:
944:
939:
936:
932:
929:
925:
922:
918:
913:
909:
908:
906:
902:
897:
893:
892:
890:
886:
883:
879:
876:
872:
868:
864:
860:
856:
855:
853:
849:
842:
841:
836:
835:
833:
831:Conversations
829:
822:
821:
816:
813:
812:
807:
806:
804:
800:
793:
792:
787:
786:
784:
780:
773:
772:
767:
764:
763:
758:
757:
755:
751:
744:
743:
738:
735:
734:
729:
726:
725:
720:
717:
713:
710:
709:
704:
703:
701:
697:
690:
689:
684:
681:
680:
675:
672:
671:
666:
662:
661:
656:
653:
652:
647:
644:
643:
638:
635:
634:
629:
626:
625:
620:
615:
614:
609:
606:
605:
600:
599:
597:
596:
591:
588:
587:
582:
579:
578:
573:
572:
570:
566:
559:
558:
553:
550:
549:
544:
541:
537:
534:
530:
527:
523:
520:
519:
518:Roman Elegies
514:
511:
507:
504:
500:
497:
493:
490:
486:
483:
482:
477:
474:
473:Heidenröslein
470:
467:
466:
461:
458:
454:
451:
447:
444:
440:
437:
433:
430:
426:
423:
419:
418:
416:
412:
405:
396:
393:
389:
388:
385:
381:
374:
369:
367:
362:
360:
355:
354:
351:
345:
344:
339:
336: German
334:
330:
329:
309:
305:
299:
295:
294:
287:
280:
275:
268:
263:
259:
258:
252:
245:
241:
238:
237:
230:
226:
218:
215:
210:
206:
201:
198:
193:
192:autobiography
187:
183:
177:
173:
169:
162:
160:
153:
151:
144:
140:
135:
126:
124:
123:
118:
114:
110:
106:
105:
100:
96:
95:
89:
87:
81:
77:
75:
71:
60:
56:
52:
51:
49:
39:
34:
30:
19:
1035:
1025:
1013:
1003:
993:
983:
962:Goethe Prize
952:
942:
896:Goethe Medal
838:
818:
809:
789:
769:
760:
740:
731:
722:
706:
686:
677:
668:
658:
649:
641:
640:
631:
622:
611:
602:
593:
584:
575:
555:
546:
516:
479:
463:
457:Gingo biloba
392:Bibliography
342:
312:. Retrieved
292:
286:
278:
274:
256:
251:
235:
229:
214:er kann mich
208:
202:
189:
185:
181:
171:
167:
155:
147:
129:Famous quote
120:
109:Ewald Balser
102:
99:Hubert Moest
92:
91:silent film
83:
82:
78:
74:Walter Scott
69:
45:
44:
43:
29:
1038:(2010 film)
1016:(1975 film)
150:Jagsthausen
1077:1773 plays
1061:Categories
976:Goetheanum
510:Prometheus
422:Epiphanias
338:Wikisource
314:2021-07-25
221:References
791:Propyläen
217:— — — ".
170:, act 3,
115:directed
945:(Weimar)
869:(mother)
782:Journals
613:Faust II
429:Erlkönig
308:Archived
240:Archived
164:—
107:starred
1028:(novel)
851:Related
604:Faust I
586:Clavigo
443:Ganymed
159:lecken!
861:(wife)
679:Stella
624:Egmont
557:Xenien
300:
264:
176:p. 109
699:Prose
595:Faust
568:Plays
414:Poems
298:ISBN
262:IMDb
260:at
207:or
1063::
306:.
141:,
125:.
76:.
63:c.
372:e
365:t
358:v
317:.
61:(
40:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_MET_DT3270.jpg)
