Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"Werther" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe is an epistolary novel published in 1774. Through a series of intimate letters, it chronicles a young artist's consuming passion for Charlotte, a woman engaged to another man. Set in a fictional German village, the story traces Werther's emotional spiral as he befriends both Charlotte and her fiancé, finding himself trapped in an impossible triangle of affection. His unrequited love intensifies to unbearable proportions, leading toward a desperate resolution that captivated Europe and influenced the Romantic movement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832
Author of introduction, etc. Sand, George, 1804-1876
Illustrator Johannot, Tony, 1803-1852
Translator Leroux, Pierre, 1797-1871
LoC No. 10031900
Uniform Title Die Leiden des jungen Werther. French
Title Werther
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther
Credits Produced by Laura Natal Rodrigues at Free Literature (Images
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de France.)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language French
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
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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