40 Evidence for the assertion of Goethe’s sense of a kinship between trickster figures like Cagliostro and the literary artist can be found in this narrative as well.
40 Evidence for the assertion of Goethe’s sense of a kinship between trickster figures like Cagliostro and the literary artist can be found in this narrative as well. It is one of the many instances in Goethe’s autobiographical texts, where he highlights his predilection for dissemblance. While visiting Cagliostro’s family, Goethe masks his identity, claiming to be an Englishman. See Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Neue Schriften, vol. 1 (Berlin: J.F. Unger, 1792), 359.