The Sorrows of Young Werther (Oxford World's Classics)

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The Sorrows of Young Werther (Oxford World's Classics)

'I have so much and my feeling for her devours everything, I have so much and without her everything is nothing.'

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. Overwhelmed by his feelings, Werther begins to see only one way to escape from his anguish.

Goethe's story of a sensitive young artist alienated from society channelled the Romantic sensibility of the day and led to a wave of imitations. Werther's searching introspection and the passionate intensity with which he bares his soul have an immediacy that is all the more powerful for being expressed in letters; charting the course of his emotions, they give added drama to the unfolding account. David Constantine's new translation captures the novel's lyric clarity, and his introduction
and notes illuminate Goethe's achievement.
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Country	USA
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	Reprint
EISBN	9780191627385
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	OUP Oxford
Manufacturer	OUP Oxford
NumberOfPages	154
PublicationDate	2012-05-10
Publisher	OUP Oxford
ReleaseDate	2012-05-10
Studio	OUP Oxford

The Sorrows of Young Werther (Oxford World's Classics)

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