https://herrlarbig.de/2011/08/11/faust-i-studierzimmer-verse-11781529/ Bildungs-Neuron | Lehrerblog | Etc. Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:36:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://herrlarbig.de/2011/08/11/faust-i-studierzimmer-verse-11781529/comment-page-1/#comment-206070 Sun, 26 Jan 2020 22:36:06 +0000 http://herrlarbig.de/?p=6125#comment-206070 Thank you for your comments. The »verweile doch“ is a little more complicated. Goethe writes: „Will I say to the moment: / Stay but a while! You are so beautiful! / Then you may beat me in fetters, Then I will gladly perish!“ (V 1699-1702) This is not a longing for standstill, but the insight that standstill means death. If I have understood you correctly, you have understood that. I am pleased that my thoughts about Faust have been allowed to stimulate your thoughts. Thanks for that.

]]> https://herrlarbig.de/2011/08/11/faust-i-studierzimmer-verse-11781529/comment-page-1/#comment-206064 Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:32:06 +0000 http://herrlarbig.de/?p=6125#comment-206064 I met Goethe and Faust in 1958, when I was 19 years old, and I was thrilled by „verveile doch – du bist so schõn“. It has followed me through life since then, allways wondering if there comes a moment when I would want everything in my life to „freeze“ in a moment of happiness an fulfilment. I have actually experienced several moments of that kind, joy and satisfaction so deep and. overwhelming that I thought there would be nothing better. I have uttered „Verveile doch….“ and nothing happend, exept that life continued…. That is the point I think: You can produce a still photo, but life is dynamic, and I think it is impossible to leave the dynamics of life as long as you breathe….

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