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The Sorrows of Young Werther (Dover Thrift Editions)

by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

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ISBN13: 9780486424552
ISBN10: 0486424553
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Celebrated as a leading figure of the German literary movement known as Sturm und Drang ("storm and stress"), Goethe made his reputation with this short novel, originally published in 1774. Its tale of a sensitive young man's self-destructive passion for a lover who ultimately rejects him was based in part on the author's own experiences, and the story's tragic resolution inspired a wave of suicides among young romantics throughout Europe. Goethe's portrayal of Zerrissenheit, "the state of being torn apart, " in which a character struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world, proved tremendously influential to subsequent writers, and The Sorrows of Young Werther continues to speak to modern readers.

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Tragic masterpiece explores mind of an artist in alternately joyful and despairing letters recounting an unhappy romance. Goethe addresses issues of love, death, and redemption in an influential portrayal of a character who struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world.

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Tragic masterpiece explores mind of an artist in alternately joyful and despairing letters recounting an unhappy romance. Goethe addresses issues of love, death, and redemption in an influential portrayal of a character who struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world.
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5phiv, February 2, 2008 (view all comments by 5phiv)
This is a perennial work which, captures eloquently the seemingly ineffable despair experienced by unrequited love. Goethe, often called a "German Shakespeare" captures this agony best. Definitely one of my favorite works of literature.
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ISBN:
9780486424552
Author:
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
Publisher:
Dover Publications
Author:
Von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang
Author:
Dover Thrift Editions
Location:
Mineola, N.Y.
Subject:
General
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
2002
Edition Number:
Dover ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series:
Dover Thrift Editions
Series Volume:
7
Publication Date:
20021029
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 9
Language:
English
Pages:
96
Dimensions:
8.25 x 5.19 in 0.18 lb
Age Level:
from 14
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Tragic masterpiece explores mind of an artist in alternately joyful and despairing letters recounting an unhappy romance. Goethe addresses issues of love, death, and redemption in an influential portrayal of a character who struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world.
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Tragic masterpiece explores mind of an artist in alternately joyful and despairing letters recounting an unhappy romance. Goethe addresses issues of love, death, and redemption in an influential portrayal of a character who struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world.
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