when was lyric poetry published
Roman Elegies, cycle of 20 lyric poems by J.W. von Goethe, published in German in 1795 as âRÃ¶mische Elegienâ in Friedrich Schillerâs literary periodical Die Horen. The cycle received considerable hostile public criticism. One of the poems, âElegy 13,â had been published in Die deutsche Monatsschrift in 1791. Written in 1788â89, the poems were inspired by Goetheâs first visit to Italy in 1786â88. Called elegies because of their form (elegiac couplets) rather than their subject matter, the poems are works of unabashed sensuality.