Die Leiden des jungen Werther — Band 1 by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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"Die Leiden des jungen Werther — Band 1" by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is an epistolary novel published in 1774. Young legal clerk Werther falls deeply in love with Lotte, who is engaged to another man. Through letters, he chronicles his passionate feelings and growing despair as he struggles with this impossible love. The novel draws on Goethe's own experiences and became an immediate bestseller, establishing him as a literary sensation across
Europe and cementing its place among the most successful novels in literary history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832 |
|---|---|
| Title | Die Leiden des jungen Werther — Band 1 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sorrows_of_Young_Werther de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Leiden_des_jungen_Werthers |
| Credits | This etext was prepared by Michael Pullen with proofreading and correction by Dr. Mary Cicora |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | German |
| 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. | 2407 |
| Release Date | Nov 1, 2000 |
| Last Update | Apr 3, 2015 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1025 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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