The sorrows of young werther by goethe, johann wolfgang. Born in 1749 to a welltodo family in frankfurt, he was sent to strasbourg to earn a law degree. His magnum opus, lauded as one of the peaks of world literature, is the twopart drama faust. Goethes works span the fields of poetry, drama, literature, theology, humanism, and science. After troubles at school, he was taught at home and gained an exceptionally wide education.
This book is available for free download in a number of formats including epub, pdf, azw, mobi and more. Sorrows of young werther, johann wolfgang goethe ebook. Faust, wilhelm meister, torquato tasso, the sorrows of young werther and. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. This publication is a classic originally published in the late 18th century thaty made goethe one of the first major literary celebrities and was a key novel from the german literature movement known as sturm. Goethes magnum opus, lauded as one of the peaks of world literature, is the twopart drama faust. I have so much and my feeling for her devours everything, i have so much and without her everything is nothing. Its not the same as adobe reader, which you probably already have on your computer. From chambers damp of poor mean houses from consuming toil laborious from the workyard and the shop from the imprisonment of walls and roofs, and the oppression of confining streets, and from the solemn twilight of dim churches all are abroad all happy in. Goethe completed a preliminary version of part one in 1806. Page 77 and in themselves exhibiting as twere a resurrection too so changed are they, so raised above themselves.
He was greatly influenced by his mother, who encouraged his literary aspirations. Werther, a sensitive and romantic young man, meets and falls in love with sweetnatured lotte. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. But even more impressive than his versatility was his unwillingness ever to settle into a single style or approach. The sorrows of young werther and selected writings. Os sofrimentos do jovem werther ebook by johann wolfgang. The sorrows of young werther, free pdf, ebook global grey. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Goethes works span the fields of poetry, drama, literature, theology, philosophy, pantheism, and science.
Adobe digital editions this is a free app specially developed for ebooks. Project gutenberg offers 61,799 free ebooks to download. The sorrows of young werther oxford worlds classics kindle. Faust is goethes most famous work and considered by many to be one of the greatest works of german literature. Drama, illustrations, magicians, stage history, german drama, translations into. Project gutenberg offers 61,852 free ebooks to download. Project gutenberg offers 61852 free ebooks for kindle, ipad, nook, android, and iphone.
Faust, wilhelm meister, torquato tasso, the sorrows of young werther and more 23 books with active table of contents kindle. The 1808 publication was followed by the revised 182829 edition, which was the last to be edited by goethe himself. Hugely influential on the romantic movement, it is easy to see why. Faust does not seek power through knowledge, but access to transcendent knowledge denied to the rational mind. His most enduring work, the twopart dramatic poem faust, is considered one of the peaks of world literature. George eliot called him germanys greatest man of letters. The sorrows of young werther propelled goethe to instant fame when it first appeared in 1774. His best known writings include the sorrows of young werther his first novel and faust a drama in two parts. Translated into english, in the original metres, by bayard taylor with illustrations by harry clarke. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Faust takes place in multiple settings, the first of which is heaven. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading fausto spanish edition.
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