The Sorrows of Young Werther
Description
The Sorrows of Young Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is a loosely autobiographical epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. A revised edition followed in 1787. It was one of the most important novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic movement. Goethe, aged 24 at the time, finished Werther in five-and-a-half weeks of intensive writing in January–March 1774. The book's publication instantly placed the author among the foremost international literary celebrities, and was among the best known of his works.
Alternative titles
- The Sorrows of Young Werther (Variety Art Works)
- Die Leiden des jungen Werthers
- 若きウェルテルの悩み
- Wakakiu~eruterunonayami
- Wakaki Werther no Nayami
- Las penas del joven Werther, el manga
- The Sorrows Of Young Werther
- Wakaki Werther no Nayami: Manga de Dokuha