Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von 1749-1832 creator text utu 2004 monographic de 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Römische Elegien" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a cycle of 24 poems written between 1788 and 1790. After returning from his Italian journey, Goethe composed these elegies celebrating sensual love in Rome. The poems follow a speaker's passionate affair with "Faustina," blending erotic experience with classical education. Written in distich form following ancient models, the elegies merge physical desire with artistic inspiration. Due to their explicit content, Goethe initially withheld four poems, publishing only twenty in 1795. The complete cycle appeared uncensored in 1914. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%B6mische_Elegien Release date is 2004-03-01 Produced by Gunther Olesch from a source file available at Project Gutenberg of DE created by Gerd Bouillon. HTML version by Al Haines. Original publication data not identified German poetry -- 18th century PT Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5325 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5325 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133137.0 5325