Simplicius Simplicissimus
Another important aspect of the German program included translations of such key works as Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen's "Simplicius Simplicissimus", the first great German novel; Johann Beer's early comic novel "Teutsche Winternaechte (German Winter Nights)"; and Goethe's "Wilhelm Meisters theatralische Sendung (Wilhelm Meister's Theatrical Calling)", the neglected forerunner to the prototype of "Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship".