The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Karl Janssen at Old Books by Dead Guys - 2 hours ago

*The ultimate unrequited love story* When published in 1774, *The Sorrows of Young Werther *caused a literary sensation throughout Europe. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe wrote the book, his first novel, at the age of 24, and it immediately catapulted him to stardom. This novel epitomizes the sturm und drang period in German literature that presaged Romanticism, the dominant literary movement of the 19th century. Though Goethe would later distance himself from Romanticism, in many ways this book was the flagship publication that launched the movement, much in the same way that Stephen ... more »