The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe is an epistolary novel published in 1774. Through passionate letters to a friend, young artist Werther recounts his enchantment with a fictional village and its simple peasants. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young woman caring for her siblings—and falls deeply in love despite knowing she's engaged to another man. As their friendship deepens and circumstances shift, Werther's unrequited passion becomes an unbearable
torment that demands resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 |
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| Translator | Boylan, R. Dillon (Richard Dillon), 1805?-1888 |
| Uniform Title | Die Leiden des jungen Werther. English |
| Title | The Sorrows of Young Werther |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther |
| Note | Translation of: Die Leiden des jungen Werther. |
| Credits | Produced by Michael Potter, Irene Potter, and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction |
| Subject | Unrequited love -- Fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- Germany -- Fiction |
| 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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