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The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774; revised 1787) by Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe is a short, mostly epistolary work of elevated
emotion of the German Sturm und Drung period that later evolves
into Romanticism.
Honorable and sensitive young Werther literally perishes from a
love that can never be, a love for a married young woman, and
writes his agonized letter diary to a friend, describing in tragic
emotional detail his experiences.
Widely considered to be one of Goethe's masterpieces, The Sorrows
of Young Werther was a phenomenal success when first published and
it's influence was felt on much of the German public. Even over a
century later, it remains powerful and classic.
The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774; revised 1787) by Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe is a short, mostly epistolary work of elevated
emotion of the German Sturm und Drung period that later evolves
into Romanticism.
Honorable and sensitive young Werther literally perishes from a
love that can never be, a love for a married young woman, and
writes his agonized letter diary to a friend, describing in tragic
emotional detail his experiences.
The Sorrows of Young Werther is a loosely autobiographical novel by
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. It was
Goethe's first major success, turning him from an unknown into a
celebrated author practically overnight. --- The majority of the
novel is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a
young artist of a highly sensitive and passionate temperament, and
sent to his friend Wilhelm. In these letters, Werther gives a very
intimate account of his stay in the fictional village of Wahlheim
(based on the town of Garbenheim, near Wetzlar), where he meets and
falls in love with Lotte, a beautiful young girl who is taking care
of her siblings following the death of their mother. Lotte is,
however, already engaged to a man named Albert. Despite the pain
this causes Werther, he spends the next few months cultivating a
close friendship with both of them. Every day serves as a torturing
reminder that Lotte will never be able to requite his love...*
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