This thesis project aims to analyze the concepts of “kleine Welt" and “große Welt” in the literary works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, with particular reference to Clavigo (1774) and Faust (1808). In the first part, drawing on Giuliano Baioni’s Il giovane Goethe (1996), the study will show how this opposition was already present in Goethe’s life from his childhood and adolescence, emerging through his transition from the gothic city of Frankfurt to Leipzig, a modern city open to new ideas, and through his subsequent experiences in Strasbourg, Wetzlar, Weimar, and during his journey to Italy. The second part will focus on Clavigo, a work that lays bare the crisis of a writer who aspires to fame and public glory but is held back by his love for Marie. Finally, the thesis will examine Faust. The old scholar begins his journey in his study, which he perceives as a prison. Accompanied by Mephistopheles, Faust explores the small world of the bourgeoisie before venturing into the mythical and historical realms of the second part of the tragedy. Particular attention will be devoted to Gretchen’s small world of cleanliness and order, a world that is ultimately shattered when she is seduced by the fascination and experience of the scholar.
Questo progetto di tesi si propone di analizzare i concetti di “kleine Welt” e “große Welt” nella produzione letteraria di Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, con riferimento particolare alle opere Clavigo (1774) e Faust (1808). In una prima fase, prendendo come riferimento Il giovane Goethe (1996) Giuliano Baioni, la ricerca mostrerà come questa contrapposizione sia presente nella vita dello scrittore già dalla sua infanzia e adolescenza, nel passaggio dalla gotica Francoforte a Lipsia, città moderna, aperta a tutte le novità, e nelle successive esperienze a Strasburgo, Wetzlar, Weimar e il viaggio in Italia. In una seconda fase l’attenzione si sposterà su Clavigo, opera che esplicita la crisi di uno scrittore che ambisce alla fama e alla gloria pubblica, ma è ostacolato dall’amore per Marie. Infine, si parlerà di Faust: il vecchio professore inizierà il suo viaggio nel suo studio, percepito come un “carcere”, chiuso e soffocante. Accompagnato da Mefistofele, Faust esplorerà il piccolo mondo borghese, per poi addentrarsi nel mondo mitico e storico della seconda parte della tragedia. Ci si soffermerà in particolare sul piccolo mondo di pulizia e ordine di Margherita, fanciulla che verrà sedotta dal fascino e dall’esperienza del professore, che la sconvolgerà completamente.
L’antitesi tra kleine Welt e große Welt nella drammaturgia goethiana tra Clavigo e Faust
PISTIS, ADELENA
2025/2026
Abstract
This thesis project aims to analyze the concepts of “kleine Welt" and “große Welt” in the literary works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, with particular reference to Clavigo (1774) and Faust (1808). In the first part, drawing on Giuliano Baioni’s Il giovane Goethe (1996), the study will show how this opposition was already present in Goethe’s life from his childhood and adolescence, emerging through his transition from the gothic city of Frankfurt to Leipzig, a modern city open to new ideas, and through his subsequent experiences in Strasbourg, Wetzlar, Weimar, and during his journey to Italy. The second part will focus on Clavigo, a work that lays bare the crisis of a writer who aspires to fame and public glory but is held back by his love for Marie. Finally, the thesis will examine Faust. The old scholar begins his journey in his study, which he perceives as a prison. Accompanied by Mephistopheles, Faust explores the small world of the bourgeoisie before venturing into the mythical and historical realms of the second part of the tragedy. Particular attention will be devoted to Gretchen’s small world of cleanliness and order, a world that is ultimately shattered when she is seduced by the fascination and experience of the scholar.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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