Sorrows of Young Werther (Oneworld Classics) - Softcover

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Softcover

ISBN 10: 184749157X ISBN 13: 9781847491572

Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd, 2010

Synopsis

Presented as a collection of confessional letters written by the eponymous protagonist, "The Sorrows of Young Werther" charts the emotional journey of a young man who, during a stay in a picturesque German village, falls in love with Lotte, a local woman engaged to another man. As he realizes that his passion is doomed to failure and constant pain, Werther contemplates taking the most drastic measures. Partly autobiographical, and the prototype for many later Romantic works in its depiction of the sensitive, tortured Romantic hero, Goethe's seminal classic is a timeless masterpiece of world literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749-1832) was a German polymath, whose works spanned the fields of literature, theology and science. He is best known for his drama Faust, and was a key figure in nineteenth-century German literature.

From the Back Cover:

The story of a young man driven to suicide by an unhappy love affair, The Sorrows of Young Werther is the first great tragic novel of European literature.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oneworld Classics Ltd
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 184749157X
• ISBN 13: 9781847491572
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128