Goethe's contemporaries. — Idealism the dominant characteristic of
German literature. Comparison of Greek and Christian Art.
Legend of Tannhäuser and Legend of Phryne. — Nature deified
by the Greek, and diabolized by the Christian. Contrast be-
tween early Greek and early Christian art. - Realism the domi-
nant characteristic of the Greek mind, and Idealism of the
Christian. Idealism carried furthest by German art. Ger-
man belief in witches and wizards. - Struggle between Idealism
and Realism. Predominance of Realism in the Romantic epoch.
- Its strong manifestation in the Nibelungen Lied. - Contrast
between national song or Volkspoesie, and poetic art Kuntspoesic.