The Sorrows of Young Werther (Pocket Penguin Classics)

The Sorrows of Young Werther (Pocket Penguin Classics)

by Michael Hulse (Introduction), JohannGoethe (Author)

Synopsis

You only find true love once. When Werther dances with the beautiful Lotte, it seems as though he is in paradise. It is a joy, however, that can only ever be short-lived. Engaged to another man, she tolerates Werther's adoration and encourages his friendship. She can never return his love. Broken-hearted, he leaves her home in the country, trying to escape his own desire. But when he receives a letter telling him that she is finally married, his passion soon turns to destructive obsession. And as his life falls apart, Werther is haunted by one certainty. He has lost his reason for living.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 26 Jan 2006

ISBN 10: 0141023449
ISBN 13: 9780141023441

Author Bio
Johann Wolfgang Goethe was born in Frankfurt in 1749. He is best remembered for his great works The Sorrows of Young Werther and Faust, and his part in the 18th century 'Sturm and Drang' movement. He died in 1832. Michael Hulse is an acclaimed literary German translator.