Christoph Martin Wieland - Stupidity has its sublime as well as gen

Stupidity has its sublime as well as genius, and he who carries that quality to absurdity has reached it; which is always a source of amusement to sensible people.

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Wieland, Christoph Martin. The Republic of Fools. Translated by Henry Christmas, W. H. Allen and Co., 1861.

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About the Author

Christoph Martin Wieland

Born: September 5, 1733
Died: January 20, 1813
Nationality: German
Profession: Poet

Biography

Christoph Martin Wieland was a German poet and writer. He is best-remembered for having written the first Bildungsroman (Geschichte des Agathon), as well as the epic Oberon, which formed the basis for Carl Maria von Weber's opera of the same name. His thought was representative of the cosmopolitanism of the German Enlightenment, exemplified in his remark: "Only a true cosmopolitan can be a good citizen."

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