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The Sorrows of Young Werther (Penguin Classics) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for The Sorrows of Young WertherVisiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Though he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair.
Full description- Publisher: PENGUIN CLASSICS
- Published: 30 March 1989
- Format: Paperback 144 pages
- See: Full bibliographic data
- Categories: Contemporary Fiction | Classics
- ISBN 13: 9780140445039 ISBN 10: 014044503X
- Sales rank: 21,064
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Full description for The Sorrows of Young Werther
Visiting an idyllic German village, Werther, a sensitive young man, falls in love with sweet-natured Lotte. Though he realizes that Lotte is to marry Albert, he is unable to subdue his passion and his infatuation torments him to the point of despair. The first great 'confessional' novel, it draws both on Goethe's own unrequited love for Charlotte Buff and on the death of a close friend. The book was an immediate success and a cult rapidly grew up around it, resulting in numerous copycat deaths as well as violent criticism and suppression for its apparent support of suicide. Goethe's exploration of the mind of an artist at odds with society and ill-equipped to cope with life remains as poignant as when it was first written.
