Sorrows of Young Werther

One of the world's first best-sellers, this tragic masterpiece attained an instant and lasting success upon its 1774 publication. A sensitive exploration of the mind of a young artist, the tale addresses age-old questions-the meaning of love, of death, and the possibility of redemption-in the form of Werther's alternately joyful and despairing letters about his unrequited love. Goethe's portrayal of a character who struggles to reconcile his artistic sensibilities with the demands of the objective world proved tremendously influential to subsequent writers and continues to speak to modern readers.Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von is the author of 'Sorrows of Young Werther ', published 2002 under ISBN 9780486424552 and ISBN 0486424553.