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Sep 25, 2024 · This month marks the 250th anniversary of the publication of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s celebrated and controversial novel Die Leiden des Jungen Werther. Commonly known in English as The ...
Sep 27, 2024 · The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe—only 25 when it was published 250 years ago—into literary superstardom. “Werther Fever” enveloped Europe, from Napoleon Bonaparte carrying a copy on his Egyptian campaign to a perfume marketed under the name.
Sep 27, 2024 · Henry Eliot. Sep 27, 2024. We’ve finished The Sorrows of Young Werther! And this Sunday, 29 September, will mark exactly 250 years since it was first published. What did you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts and reactions. Here are my takeaways:
Oct 6, 2024 · The Sorrows of Young Werther – Tony Johannot (1844) By the late 20th century, the novel’s reputation for prompting copycat suicides had solidified into a sociological paradigm.
1 day ago · The short epistolary novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers, or The Sorrows of Young Werther, published in 1774, recounts an unhappy romantic infatuation that ends in suicide. Goethe admitted that he "shot his hero to save himself", a reference to Goethe's near-suicidal obsession for a young woman, a passion he quelled through writing.
Sep 20, 2024 · The two-room apartment on the second floor of what is now called the ‘Jerusalemhaus’ contains historical furniture and a collection of editions of The Sorrows of Young Werther, in various languages.
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Sep 20, 2024 · The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 137,604 ratings, average rating, 9,251 reviews Open Preview
