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Günther, Johann Christian

Günther, Johann Christian (yō'hän kris'tyän gün'tur) [key], 1695–1723, German lyric poet. The young Goethe was inspired by the naturalness and vigor of Günther's verse. Among his remembered poems is the drinking song “Brothers, Let's Be Merry.”

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

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