| Author |
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 |
| Translator |
Boylan, R. Dillon (Richard Dillon), 1805?-1888 |
| Uniform Title |
Die Leiden des jungen Werther. English
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| Title |
The Sorrows of Young Werther
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| Note |
Translation of: Die Leiden des jungen Werther.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Produced by Michael Potter, Irene Potter, and David Widger
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| Summary |
"The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a novel written during the late 18th century, specifically in the Sturm und Drang literary movement era. The story revolves around Werther, a young artist who becomes deeply infatuated with a woman named Charlotte, who is already betrothed to another man, leading him into a spiral of emotional distress and romantic turmoil. The opening of the novel introduces us to Werther through a series of letters he writes to his friend Wilhelm. In these letters, he expresses his complex emotions about love, life, and nature. He describes the beauty of his surroundings and his internal struggle regarding his feelings for Charlotte. As he reflects on his past romantic entanglements and the nature of happiness, his passionate and introspective character begins to unfold. The beginning sets the stage for Werther's eventual emotional conflicts and highlights the themes of unrequited love and the intensity of youthful feelings that will define the trajectory of his fate throughout the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures
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| Subject |
Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Unrequited love -- Fiction
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| Subject |
Young men -- Germany -- Fiction
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
2527 |
| Release Date |
Feb 1, 2001 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Aug 12, 2024 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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