
'The Sorrows of Young Werther' by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is a Romantic novel that tells the story of a young man named Werther who falls deeply in love with a woman named Charlotte, who is already engaged to another man. The book is written in diary form and consists of a series of letters written by Werther to his friend Wilhelm, detailing his unrequited love and emotional struggles. Werther's passionate and sensitive nature, along with his opposition to societal norms, leads him to a tragic end as he contemplates suicide due to his doomed desire for Charlotte.
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Sensitive Topics/Content Warnings
The book contains themes of mental illness, including depression and suicide, which may be distressing for some readers.
Has Romance?
The work contains a significant amount of romantic themes, primarily revolving around unrequited love.
From The Publisher:
The Sorrows of Young Werther is an autobiographical novel which is loosely based on the life of its author, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. This publication is a classic originally published in the late 18th century thaty made Goethe one of the first major literary celebrities and was a key novel from the German literature movement known as Sturm and Drang. Largely a collection of letters written by Werther and sent to a close friend, it is an intimate account of his time in the fictional village of Wahleim. This work should not be passed over by those interested in the writings of Goethe and German literature.
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2.5. I've heard somewhere before reading this that this book caused people to commit sucide after it was published and my interest was peaked. This story follow young Werther through is downfall in love to his sucide. However I didn't feel sorry for Werther, not at all. To me he's love for Lotte was obsessive and selfish, and I felt more sorry for her for having to go through that. I'm glad I read it tough I didn't enjoy it much
Supongo que en medio de la ilustracion, hacer un libro de puro sentimiento tiene su merito.
A mi me ha dejado mas bien aburrido. Hay demasiada repeticion. Demasiada quejas sin mucho fondo. Al final estaba deseando que acabara, menos mal que el final al menos satisface.
Se salva un poco por estar bien escrito y relativamente romper moldes en su tiempo.
En definitiva, mas bien aburrido.
About the Author:
Before he was thirty, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe had proven himself a master of the novel, drama, and lyric poetry. But even more impressive than his versatility was his unwillingness ever to settle into a single style or approach; whenever…
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