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The Sorrows of Young Werther

ByJ. W. Von Goethe

The Sorrows of Young Werther was Goethe's first major success, turning him from an unknown into a celebrated author practically overnight. Goethe distanced himself from The Sorrows of Young Werther in his later years. He regretted his fame and making his youthful love of Charlotte Buff public knowledge. He wrote Werther at the age of twenty-four, and yet most of his visitors in his old age knew him only from this work, despite his many others. He even denounced the Romantic movement by calling it "everything that is sick." and: "I have carefully collected whatever I have been able to learn of the story of poor Werther, and here present it to you, knowing that you will thank me for it. To his spirit and character you cannot refuse your admiration and love: to his fate you will not deny your tears. And thou, good soul, who sufferest the same distress as he endured once, draw comfort from his sorrows"

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Publication Date
Mar 14, 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9781304938619
Category
Fiction
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
Contributors
By (author): J. W. Von Goethe

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EPUB

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