by Johann Wolfgang Goethe · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440716576
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The Sorrows of Young Werther is an epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. The work tells the story of a young artist named Werther, who falls madly in love with Charlotte, a woman engaged to another man. Through a series of letters addressed to his friend Wilhelm, Werther describes his growing despair and emotional suffering, which ultimately lead him to suicide. The novel, considered one of the most important works of the Sturm und Drang movement, explores themes such as unrequited love, social alienation, and the search for identity.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on literary, political, Christian views, and philosophical thought in the Western world from the late 18th century to the present. A poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theatre-director, and critic, Goethe wrote a wide range of works, including plays, poetry and aesthetic criticism, as well as treatises on botany, anatomy, and colour.
