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The Sorrows of Young Werther ( [ˈveːɐ̯tɐ]; German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers ), or simply Werther, is a 1774 epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, which appeared as a revised edition in 1787. It was one of the main novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic movement.
Werther is an opera ( drame lyrique) in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, which was based both on fact and on Goethe's own early life.
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The Sorrows of Young Werther, novel by J.W. von Goethe, published in German as Die Leiden des jungen Werthers in 1774. It was the first novel of the Sturm und Drang movement. The novel is the story of a sensitive, artistic young man who demonstrates the fatal effects of a predilection for.
Werther, fictional character, a German Romantic poet who is the melancholy young hero of the novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (1774; The Sorrows of Young Werther), by Johann Wolfgang von.
Jul 1, 2017 · THE SORROWS OF YOUNG WERTHER. By J.W. von Goethe. Translated by R.D. Boylan. Edited by Nathen Haskell Dole. PREFACE. 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.
Nov 27, 2018 · Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) is not so much a tale of love and romance as it is a chronicle of mental health; specifically, it seems, Goethe is tackling the idea of depression and even (though the term would not have existed then) bi-polar depression.
Werther, the protagonist and primary narrator of The Sorrows of Young Werther, is an amiable young man known for wearing a blue frock coat, buff waistcoat, and boots. He falls in love with Lotte and, when rebuked in his advances, he ultimately commits suicide.
The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it first appeared in 1774. Goethe drew on his own unhappy experiences to tell the story of Werther, a young man tormented by his love for Lotte, a tender-hearted girl who is promised to someone else.
Illustrated Synopsis. Who’s Who. Werther. A young poet. Pronunciation: vehr-TEHR Voice Type : tenor The Lowdown: The brooding poet Werther falls head-over-heels in love with Charlotte. When he finds out that she is engaged to another man, the grief sends him on a downward spiral to a violent end. Charlotte. A young woman, engaged to Albert.
