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Xenien

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

The name, derived from Martial, of a series of stinging epigrams issued at one time by Goethe and Schiller, which created a great sensation and gave offence to many, causing "the solemn empire of dulness to quake from end to end."

Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Xenien'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​x/xenien.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.