Multiple choice

“This poet’s conscious activity focuses primarily on the form. The world liberally supplies the subject matter, while the meaning arises spontaneously out of the fullness of his soul", This meaning of stoff was articulated by ________.

  1. Curtius

  2. Coleridge

  3. Van Tieghem

  4. Goethe

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D Correct answer
Explanation

Goethe articulated this view on 'stoff' (subject matter) in his discussions on literature and the creative process.