The Sorrows of Young Werther

Name: The Sorrows of Young Werther
Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Michael Potter, Irene Potter, and David Widger

Release date

2001-02-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Description

Translation of: Die Leiden des jungen Werther.

Subjects

Germany -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Unrequited love -- Fiction Young men -- Germany -- Fiction

About the author

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1749–1832

One of the towering figures of German literature, he wrote with unusual range and curiosity, moving from love stories and lyric poetry to drama, criticism, and science. His work has shaped readers and writers for generations, especially through The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust.

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