Ebook {Epub PDF} The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. Penguin, - Fiction - pages. 47 Reviews. The story of a young man driven to suicide by an unhappy love affair, "The Sorrows of Young Werther" is the first great tragic novel of Eurpean literature. More»/5(47). The Sorrows of Young Werther was impactful in ushering in the romantic age of literature--though Goethe nearly killed it off before it began. The novel was the foundation on which the German Sturm und Dang (storm and urge) literary style was launched, sporting reckless characters tossed about the /5(). (Book from books) - ‭‎‎Die Leiden des jungen Werthers‭‭ = Les souffrances du jeune Werther‬ = The Sorrows of Young Werther, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe A Autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in Most of The Sorrows of Young Werther, a story about unrequited love, is presented as a collection of letters written by Werther, a young artist /5(K).

In , Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (­) went to Strasbourg to study law. There, he had a love affair that later inspired the idyllic Dichtung und Wahrheit (). He then practiced law in Frankfurt, where he composed The Sorrows of Young Werther (). Goethe accepted an invitation from the Duke of Weimar in to join his court and for a decade held various official positions. likes. Like. "The human race is a monotonous affair. Most people spend the greatest part of their time working in order to live, and what little freedom remains so fills them with fear that they seek out any and every means to be rid of it.". ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, The Sorrows of Young Werther. The Sorrows of Young Werther by J.W. von Goethe Translated by R.D. Boylan Edited by Nathen Haskell Dole The Sorrows of Young Werther PREFACE I have carefully collected whatever I have been able to learn of the story of poor Werther, and here present it to you, knowing that you will thank me for it. To his spirit and character you.

The Sorrows of Young Werther was impactful in ushering in the romantic age of literature--though Goethe nearly killed it off before it began. The novel was the foundation on which the German Sturm und Dang (storm and urge) literary style was launched, sporting reckless characters tossed about the seas of love. Updated Novem. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther () is not so much a tale of love and romance as it is a chronicle of mental health; specifically, it seems, Goethe is tackling the idea of depression and even (though the term would not have existed then) bi-polar depression. The Sorrows of Young Werther. This is Goethe's first novel, published in Written in diary form, it tells the tale of an unhappy, passionate young man hopelessly in love with Charlotte, the wife of a friend - a man who he alternately admires and detests.