Die Leiden Des Jungen Werthers

Die Leiden des jungen Werthers (The Sorrows of Young Werther), is a loosely autobiographical epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774. It remains one of the most important works of the Sturm und Drang period in German literature and a cornerstone of the Romantic movement.

Told through a series of letters, the novel recounts the intense emotional and ultimately tragic experiences of Werther, a young artist of a sensitive and passionate temperament. Werther's un...