在1827—1830年间,进入垂暮之年的歌德,在与友人通信、谈话以及他自己的文章中,曾经多次提到过“世界文学”的概念。这些杂志,正如它们逐渐赢得了一个更大的读者群那样,将为一种所希望的普遍的世界文学做出最卓越的贡献;我们只重复说,要求各民族都一致地思想似乎不大可能,而是只要求它们应该互相发 Goethe, who entered the twilight years between 1827 and 1830, repeatedly referred to the notion of “world literature” in his communication with friends, conversations and his own articles. These magazines, just as they have gradually won a larger audience, will make the most remarkable contributions to a universal literature of hope, and we repeat only that it seems unlikely that all nations would want to think alike , But only ask them to send one another