The Sorrows of Young Werther (Die Leiden des jungen Werthers) is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 1774 epistolary novel, revised in a second edition in 1787. It was one of the main novels of the Sturm und Drang period in German literature and influenced the later Romantic movement. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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The preface says its editor has carefully collected whatever he could learn of poor Werther's story.
The preface of the English translation on Project Gutenberg begins: I have carefully collected whatever I have been able to learn of the story of poor Werther, and here present it to you, knowing that you will thank me for it.
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It was one of the main novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic movement.
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or simply Werther, is a 1774 epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, which appeared as a revised edition in 1787.
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The Sorrows of Young Werther ([ˈveːɐ̯tɐ]; German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers), or simply Werther, is a 1774 epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang Goethe, which appeared as a revised edition in 1787. It was one of the main novels in the Sturm und Drang period in German literature, and influenced the later Romantic movement.
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