Free Inquiry, September 22nd, 1996
The poem "Prometheus," as well as the fragment of a play by the same name, was written around 1773 during Goethe's Sturm und Drang period when the author was in his early twenties. Almost fifty years later Goethe cautioned against having the manuscript appear in print, arguing that it would be "too inciting for our revolutionary youth." But an unauthorized publication appeared nevertheless and caused a sensation among his contemporaries.
The figure of Prometheus is portrayed in this poem as the true father of mankind, a free spirit, who, once pursued by the Titans, now mocks the Olympian go...
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