David Constantine's new translation captures the novel's lyric clarity, and his introduction and notes illuminate Goethe's achievement. Werther's searching introspection and the passionate intensity with which he bares his soul have an immediacy that is all the more powerful for being expressed in letters charting the course of his emotions, they give added drama to the unfolding account. Goethe's story of a sensitive young artist alienated from society channelled the Romantic sensibility of the day and led to a wave of imitations. Overwhelmed by his feelings, Werther begins to see only one way to escape from his anguish. Goethe drew on his own unhappy experiences to tell the story of Werther, a young man tormented by his love for Lotte, a tender-hearted girl who is promised to someone else. Usage Public Domain Mark 1.0 Topics Fiction, German literature Collection opensource. The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von, 1749-1832. ‘I have so much and my feeling for her devours everything, I have so much and without her everything is nothing.’ The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it first appeared in 1774. The Sorrows of Young Werther Bookreader Item Preview.
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