Goethe: The Sorrows of Young Werther

by Martin Swales

Overview

The tradition of the German novel, before the emergence of its 'classic' writers in the first half of the twentieth century (Thomas Mann, Kafka, Hesse, Musil), does not have an assured place in the canon of European literature. Not that it has wanted for spirited advocates; but, despite all efforts, it has remained firmly on the periphery. The one signal exception is Goethe's novel Die Leiden des jungen Werthers usually rendered as 'The Sorrows of Young Werther'. Werther was an extraordinary and immediate bestseller both in Germany and abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521316996
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	11/26/1987
Series:	Landmarks of World Literature
Pages:	132
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.07(h) x 0.55(d)

Table of Contents

1. Werther in Context; 2. The Sorrows of Young Werther; 3. Conclusion: Werther and tradgedy.