# Goethe — Essays character guide

> Goethe in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0020-thomas-carlyle-and-his-works

## Who they are

German poet and philosopher; admired by Thoreau.

## In the story

### [Poetry](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/poetry)

Cited as a remarkable instance of the second, self-possessed and wise style of writing.

### [Thomas Carlyle and His Works](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/thomas-carlyle-and-his-works)

Carlyle corresponded with Goethe, and Thoreau references this as part of Carlyle's intellectual connections.

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