You and Nietzsche will have to go outside over that one. I don't think he is: in fact, I think he's the one German writer who stands with Homer, Dante, and Shakespeare. My personal favorite is Elective Affinities, although I know a lot of Faust, Part I by heart, and love his lyric poetry. --jks _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com