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The Sorrows of Young Werther

By Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe is an epistolary novel published in 1774. Through passionate letters to a friend, young artist Werther recounts his enchantment with a fictional village and its simple peasants. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young woman caring for…

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"The Sorrows of Young Werther" by Johann Wolfgang Goethe is an epistolary novel published in 1774. Through passionate letters to a friend, young artist Werther recounts his enchantment with a fictional village and its simple peasants. There he meets Charlotte, a beautiful young woman caring for her siblings—and falls deeply in love despite knowing she's engaged to another man. As their friendship deepens and circumstances shift, Werther's unrequited passion becomes an unbearable torment that demands resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Germany -- Social life and customs -- FictionUnrequited love -- FictionYoung men -- Germany -- FictionBanned Books from Anne Haight's listCategory: Classics of LiteratureCategory: German LiteratureCategory: NovelsCategory: RomanceHarvard ClassicsOpera
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