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Genius and Bloodsucker: Napoleon, Goethe, and Caroline de la Motte Fouqué
Abstract:This article provides an overview of the starkly divided responses of German intellectuals to Napoleon and contrasts Goethe's and Caroline de la Motte Fouqué's representations of the French emperor, arguing that Goethe's perception of the foreign ruler is linked to his notion of genius. Goethe saw in Napoleon the embodiment of strong leadership and considered him capable of containing violence and anarchy. While Goethe's response is marked by his cosmopolitan attitude, de la Motte Fouqué's attitude toward Napoleon is characterized by pronounced nationalism and violent hatred of the French. Her novel Edmund's Wege und Irrwege champions warfare as a means of personal catharsis and national rejuvenation.