Common Features of the German States

LanguageMartin Luther (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) Initiated the Protestant Reformation. Translated the Bible into German from Latin. The basis for a common German language known as‘High German’

Literature

Goethe: 1749 – 1832writer, poet, playwright.Famous for play: Faust

The Brothers Grimm 1785 - 1863They are among the best-known story tellers of folk tales from Europe, and their work popularized such tales as "Rumpelstiltskin", "Snow White", "Sleeping Beauty", "Rapunzel", "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel",

Philosophy• Immanuel Kant 1724 - 1804• he believed that all people are

fundamentally rational beings• For instance, holding the

maxim kill anyone who annoys you and applying it universally would result in a world which would soon be devoid of people and without anyone left to kill. Thus holding this maxim is irrational as it ends up being impossible to hold it.

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels: Creators of the Communist Manifesto 1848. Fathers of communist economics and ideology.

Music• Famous composers between 1750 - 1825• Johann Sebastian Bach• Ludwig van Beethoven• Brahms• Handel• Mendelsson• Strauss• Wagner