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The Sorrows of Young Werther

Also Known As Die Leiden des jungen Werthers

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@misc{literatureatlas-the-sorrows-of-young-werther,
  author = {Literature Atlas},
  title = {The Sorrows of Young Werther},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://literature.interactiveatlas.org/works/the-sorrows-of-young-werther},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

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.

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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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