Chapter 6

INFLUENCE OF MERCK AND THE DARMSTADT CIRCLE

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FRIENDSHIP WITH MERCK 133 CHARACTER OF MERCK 133 HIS INFLUENCE ON GOETHE 135 THE DARMSTADT CIRCLE 136 ITS INFLUENCE ON GOETHE 136 CAROLINE FLACHSLAND AND GOETHE 137 POEMS OF GOETHE INSPIRED BY THE DARMSTADT CIRCLE 138 _WANDERERS STURMLIED_ 139 _DER WANDERER_ 141