The Sorcerer's Apprentice

This article is about the poem by Goethe. For other uses, see Sorcerer's Apprentice.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Illustration from around 1882 by F. Barth [de]
Folk tale
NameThe Sorcerer's Apprentice
Also known as"Der Zauberlehrling"
Aarne–Thompson groupingATU 325 (The Sorcerer's Apprentice; The Magician and his Pupil) and ATU 325* (The Apprentice and the Ghosts)
RegionGermany
Published in"Der Zauberlehrling" (1797), by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (German: "Der Zauberlehrling") is a poem by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe written in 1797. The poem is a ballad in 14 stanzas.