Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0393079384
"Stanley Corngold's translation is a triumph. This is a glorious achievement, a Werther for the ages."--Christopher Prendergast
Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 85 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 2024-01-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN :
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' is a poignant epistolary novel that follows the emotional turmoil of the young protagonist, Werther, as he grapples with unrequited love and existential despair. Written in a lyrical and introspective style, the novel reflects the Sturm und Drang movement of German literature, characterized by heightened emotional expression and a rejection of societal norms. Goethe's exploration of love, nature, and the individual's relationship to society resonates with readers seeking a deeper understanding of human emotions and the complexities of the human experience. 'The Sorrows of Young Werther' remains a timeless masterpiece that continues to captivate readers with its exploration of passion, longing, and the fleeting nature of happiness.
Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher :
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 39,58 MB
Release : 1872
Category :
ISBN :
Author : John Zelazny
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 14,62 MB
Release : 2014-08-03
Category :
ISBN : 9780990405207
Thoughtful yet spontaneous, self-aggrandizing and hopelessly philosophical, Mike would like to find out if the earth really is round. During his four-month voyage around the planet, Mike's past loves, current romances and vision of himself are on a collision course. His mind becomes increasingly abstract as he navigates the continents and struggles with morality in a dream world of his own making, a universe where spring break happens weekly at a dart's throw on a world map. Mike's story is told through his journal which is interlaced with various documents - essays, instant message conversations and an email. These documents tell a story that parodies Goethe, in both his behavior as a writer and his apparent views on love, nature and the world. These views were described in Goethe's seventeenth-century novel, The Sorrows of Young Werther.
Author : William Somerset Maugham
Publisher : Pan
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 11,48 MB
Release : 1976
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 1051 pages
File Size : 37,78 MB
Release : 2018-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0691181047
First published by Wordsworth Editions 1999 and 2007. First published by Princeton University Press in 2016.
Author : Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Publisher :
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 48,79 MB
Release : 2019-12-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781675028162
This version of the novel has been accommodated for German learners. The original German version of the story has been aligned side-by-side with the official English translation by R.D. Boylan. German is printed on the left page, and English on the right page. The parallel text version will save you from reaching for the dictionary to locate the meaning of a word. As a result, you'll have a smoother reading experience. Loosely based on Goethe's personal experiences, the novel is written mostly in the form of letters in which Werther recounts his unrequited love for a married woman. Its Sturm und Drang style makes it a perennial favorite with readers of every era.
Author : Goethe
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 32,83 MB
Release : 2005-04-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0141912200
'Shall I embrace you, must I let you go? Again you haunt me: come then, hold me fast!' Goethe viewed the writing of poetry as essentially autobiographical and the works selected in this volume represent over sixty years in the life of the poet. In early poems such as 'Prometheus' he rails against religion in an almost ecstatic fervour, while 'To the Moon' is an enigmatic meditation on the end of a love affair. The Roman Elegies show Goethe's use of Classical metres in homage to abcient Rome and its poets, and 'The Diary' , supressed for more than a century, is a narrative poem whose eroticism is unusually combined with its morality. Arranged chronologically, David Luke's verse translations are set alonjgside the German orginals to give a picture of Goethe's poetic development. This edition also includes an introduction and notes placing the poems in the context of the poet's life and times.
Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 34,12 MB
Release : 1970
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Goethe's influential and important novel is here presented in a translation which flows in a modern natural style while maintaining fidelity to the original German.
Author : Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Publisher : Everyman's Library
Page : 1256 pages
File Size : 24,38 MB
Release : 2000-05-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
Contains a brief biography of Goethe, a collection of some of his best-known works, and a sampling of his personal correspondence. Includes his four major works, together with a selection of his finest letters and poems. The Sorrows of Young Werther is a story of self-destructive love that made its author a celebrity overnight at the age of twenty-five. Its exploration of the conflicts between ideas and feelings, between circumstance and desire, continues in his controversial novel probing the institution of marriage, Elective Affinities. The cosmic drama of Faust goes far beyond the realism of the novels in a poetic exploration of good and evil, while Italian Journey, written in the author's old age, recalls his youth in Italy and the effect of Mediterranean culture on a young northerner. Translators include W. H. Auden, Louise Bogan, David Constantine, Barker Fairley, and Elizabeth Mayer.
