person
John of Patmos
John on Patmos
also: John the Divine
The visionary author of the Book of Revelation, who knelt on the island of Patmos to write down what the heavenly voice dictated; Malte's figure for the right posture before an overmastering love.
Reading notes
- The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge §393 John on Patmos
The seer of the Book of Revelation, who on the island of Patmos knelt and wrote down what the heavenly voice dictated; Malte's image of how Goethe should have received Bettine.