The Sorrows of Young Werther

Author  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Introduction by  Michael Hulse Translated by  Michael Hulse Notes by  Michael Hulse
The Sorrows of Young Werther

"Be on your guard … and take care not to fall in love!"

Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, meets and falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Although he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion for her and his infatuation torments him to the point of absolute despair. The first great ‘confessional’ novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther draws both on Goethe’s own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and on the death of his friend Karl Wilhelm Jerusalem. The book was an immediate success and a cult rapidly grew up around it, resulting in numerous imitations as well as violent criticism and even suppression for its apparent recommendation of…

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